Arthur storm history

Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across Arthur County during the evening hours on December 17th through the mid morning hours on December 18th. The strongest winds occurred during the evening hours on December 17th. A nearby RAWS site near C…

Severe (D2) drought conditions over far southeastern portions of Arthur County, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought and abnormally dry (D0) conditions continued through the end of the month. The …

Moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over far southeastern portions of Arthur County by the end of May. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions continued through the end of the month. The cooperative observer a…

Severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions over northwestern portions of Arthur County by the end of April. Moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted over the remainder of the county through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthu…

Across Arthur County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 19th and again during the early morning hours February 20th. Although winds remained generally light throughout the event, winds combined to produce a lowest w…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the northern half of Arthur County through the end of February. The cooperative observer at Arthur reported 0.47 inches of precipitation in February. This was right at the normal of 0.47 inches.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the northern half of Arthur County through the end of January. The cooperative observer at Arthur reported 0.12 inches of precipitation in January. This was 0.24 inches below the normal of 0.36 inches.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the northern half of Arthur County through the end of December. The cooperative observer at Arthur reported 0.00 inches of precipitation in December. This was 0.33 inches below the normal of 0.33 inches.

Severe (D2) drought conditions over the northern three quarters of Arthur County, shrunk to the northern half of the county by the end of November. Across the southern half of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of No…

Abnormally dry (D0) conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over the northern three quarters of Arthur County by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Arthur reported 0.39 inches of precipitation in October. This was 0.99 inches below the normal of 1.3…

Report via social media.

Report via social media. Hail was between a baseball and softball in size.

Across Arthur County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder at times began during the evening hours on January 12th through the morning hours on January 16th. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred at times during the event. The winds comb…

Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph at times occurred during the event, causing blizzard conditions. The nearby Ogallala AWOS recorded visibilities of a quarter mile or less at times during the afternoon and evening hours on December 25th. Considerable blowing an…

Across east central portions of Arthur County, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to abnormally dry (D0) conditions by the end of August. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 3.15 inches of precipitation for August. This was 0.85 inches above the normal of 2.30 inches…

Strong winds downed a tree onto a house in Arthur, via social media.

Across east central portions of Arthur County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of July. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 4.77 inches of precipita…

Across east central portions of Arthur County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 4.27 inche…

Across most of Arthur county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of May. Across far southeastern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur re…

Across southern portions of Arthur County, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of April. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. Over far southeastern portions of th…

Across far southern portions of Arthur County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of March. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 0.73 inches of p…

Across Arthur County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 22nd until the morning hours on February 24th. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred during the first half of the event. The wind…

Severe (D2) drought conditions remained unchanged over northwestern portions of Arthur County through the end of February. Over the remainder of most of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. The exception w…

A CoCoRaHS observer in Arthur reported 14 inches of snowfall. The nearby Ogallala AWOS reported visibilities of a quarter to a half mile at times from 12 am MST through 430 pm MST on January 18th. Snowfall across Arthur County ranged around 14 inches. Northerly winds of 15 to 30 …

A Cooperative Observer in Arthur reported 8 inches of snowfall. Total snowfall amounts across Arthur County ranged from 8 to 10 inches. North winds gusting to 30 mph caused blowing and drifting. Travel was not advised during the event.

Severe (D2) drought conditions remained unchanged over northwestern portions of Arthur County through the end of January. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 1.85 inc…

Across Arthur County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early afternoon hours on January 21st and continued until the early morning hours on January 24th. Northerly winds as high as 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph occur…

Blizzard conditions occurred across Arthur County as northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph caused widespread blowing and drifting and visibility of a quarter mile or less at times. Total snowfall ranged from 5 to 8 inches. A Cooperative Observer in Arthur reported …

Severe (D2) drought conditions remained unchanged over northwestern portions of Arthur County through the end of December. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 0.74 in…

Across far northern Sheridan county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of December. For the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Gordon 6N…

Severe (D2) drought conditions remained unchanged over northwestern portions of Arthur County through the end of November. Over the southern half and northeastern Arthur County, extreme (D3) drought conditions expanded by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur r…

Extreme (D3) drought conditions remained unchanged over the southern third of Arthur county in October. Over the northern 2/3rds of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions remained unchanged through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 1.58 inches …

Moderate (D1) drought conditions, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over the northern 2/3rds of Arthur county by the end of September. Over the southern third of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of …

Severe (D2) drought conditions spread into the southern third of Arthur county by the end of August. Moderate (D1) drought conditions were present over the remainder of the county. The cooperative observer at Arthur reported 0.69 inches of rainfall in August. This was 1.61 inches…

Severe drought (D2) was introduced for parts of southern Arthur County during the July 19 update of the drought monitor. The southern half of the county remains in D1, while the northern half is in D0.

Hail ranged from dimes to quarters at this location. Time estimated from radar.

The strongest winds occurred between 3 pm until 1030 pm MST on April 22nd when winds were frequently sustained at 35 to 45 mph and gusts frequently ranged from 50 to 60 mph or higher. The nearby Ogallala AWOS recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph at 955 pm MST on April 22nd. Winds …

The nearby Ogallala AWOS recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph at 1035 am MST. Strong northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with occasional gusts near 60 mph occurred across Arthur County during the morning and afternoon hours.

The nearby Ogallala AWOS recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph at 935 am MST. Strong northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph at times occurred across Arthur County during the morning through early afternoon hours.

Temperatures from 5 below to to near 10 below zero combined with north winds of 20 to 35 mph to produce dangerous wind chills from 30 below to around 35 below zero across Arthur County. A mesonet site near Arthur recorded dangerous wind chills as low as 35 below zero during the e…

Nearby Ogallala AWOS recorded a peak wind gust of 67 mph at 1255 pm MST. Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to over 60 mph were common across Arthur County during the early to mid afternoon hours.

The nearby Ogallala AWOS recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph at 835 am MST. West to northwest winds continued through the day at 30 to 45 mph with gusts over 50 mph at times.

Time was estimated by radar.

Time was estimated by radar.