Light snow began across the northwest part of Dodge City#s CWA Saturday evening, January 31st, while freezing rain and freezing drizzle occurred in parts of south central Kansas.  The precipitation had changed over to all snow by late Sunday morning, February 1st, and increased in intensity during the day.  Many traffic accidents occurred overnight Saturday and into Sunday, Feb. 1st due to a coating of ice on the roadways, before the new snow fell.  A family of five from Liberal were killed Saturday evening, January 31st around 6 PM CST, when their van hit a patch of ice 4 miles west of Pratt, and skidded head-on into eastbound tractor trailer.  Also, many weekend events and church services had to be either canceled or postponed in Stafford, Pratt, Kiowa, and Edwards Counties, including both the boys and girls basketball tournaments in Stafford.  Most of the snow ended or moved east out Dodge City#s CWA by 7 PM CST Sunday.  The highest snowfall report was 5 inches from the west side of Pratt in Pratt County.  A 35-mile wide band with snowfall from 3.5 to 4 inches fell from northeast Kearny County into west central Scott County.  Reports from 2.5 to 3 inches were received from just east of Pratt, southeast of Scott City in Scott County, west of Dighton in Lane County, east of Victoria in Ellis County, south of Collyer in Trego County, near Friend in Finney County and at Medicine Lodge in Barber County.  Amounts of 2 inches or less were received from elsewhere around southwest and south central Kansas, except the far southwest corner of Kansas.

Winter Weather in LANE, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in COMANCHE, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in EDWARDS, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in BARBER, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in KIOWA, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in NESS, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in CLARK, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in PAWNEE, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in GRAY, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in RUSH, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in PRATT, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in STANTON, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in TREGO, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in MEADE, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in STAFFORD, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in SCOTT, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in FORD, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in GRANT, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
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Winter Weather in FINNEY, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in HAMILTON, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in HASKELL, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in HODGEMAN, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in KEARNY, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Weather in ELLIS, KANSAS
From 01-FEB-04 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-04 20:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.