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Spring Snowstorm Hits Kansas

by Jordan Yerman | March 29, 2009 at 08:41 am

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A spring snowstorm hit Kansas this weekend, causing power outages and road blockage. Two fatalities have been recorded so far.

Over two feet of snow fell, driven by high winds. Check snow accumulation here.

The National Guard was mobilized to help deal with the situation, and the Highway Patrol is using a plane to search for stranded drivers.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Saturday declared a state of disaster emergency covering 62 of the state’s 105 counties following significant snowfall and ice in southwest and south-central Kansas.

The storm blew in from southeast Colorado and the Oklahoma Panhandle early Friday. The far southwestern towns of Hugoton and Ulysses both reported 14 inches as of Friday night. Satanta, also in the far southwest, had 12 inches of snow and drifts of 4 to 6 feet deep.

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ozziepuppy

at 08:21 on April 5th, 2009

We were hit by freezing rain that produced about an inch of ice on tree branches and buds. This was followed by snow, and then more freezing rain. Fortunately, all of the ice melted within 24 hours after the storm.

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