The passage of a cold front April 3rd drove cold arctic air into the Central Plains States, and forced temperatures to plummet to some of the coolest readings ever recorded during early April.  Topeka and Concordia both saw their coldest ever April 4th through April 8th average temperatures, with readings of 33.5F degrees at Topeka, and 30.3F degrees at Concordia. Record low maximum temperatures were recorded at Topeka, 38F degrees, and Concordia, 31F degrees on April 5th.  Concordia also had a record low maximum temperature of 37F degrees on April 6th. Temperatures dipped down into the middle to upper teens overnight the 6th and the 7th across Northeast Kansas, which brought a hard freeze to much of the state.  Early season crops, including wheat, alfalfa, berries, spinach, and apples were significantly damaged by the cold. Cool weather and below normal temperatures continued for the next week, before a second round of very cold temperatures settled over Northeast Kansas the weekend of the 13th-15th, primarily across far Northeast and East Central Kansas.  North Central portions of the state stayed above freezing during this time period.  But, the prolonged cold, and the second wave of freezing temperatures exacerbated the crop problems already evident across the region. Unfortunately, the end of March recorded unseasonably warm temperatures.  Crops had responded positively to the spring heat and flourished.  The cold snap, though, left many of these same crops heavily damaged. But because of warm March temperatures, this late spring freeze left many farmers out in the cold. The Kansas State Farm Services Agency reported that all 23 counties in the Topeka County Warning Area recorded a 30% or greater loss of the wheat and alfalfa crops in each respective county.  Fruit trees and strawberries were some of the hardest hit crops by the late freeze.  In addition, orchard and vineyard owners were likely to suffer the greatest economic losses.  A Secretarial Natural Disaster was declared for northeast Kansas as a result of the prolonged spring freeze. The average latest date for the spring freeze across the Topeka County Warning area ranges from April 3rd to April 23rd. Also, due to the extent and impact of the freeze, qualifying farmers in Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Osage and Shawnee counties were declared eligible to make emergency loan applications to the Farm Service Agency.

Cold/Wind Chill in REPUBLIC, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in RILEY, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in SHAWNEE, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in WABAUNSEE, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in CLOUD, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in COFFEY, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in DICKINSON, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in FRANKLIN, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in GEARY, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in JEFFERSON, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in MARSHALL, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in MORRIS, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in NEMAHA, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in OSAGE, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in OTTAWA, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in POTTAWATOMIE, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in DOUGLAS, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

The severe freeze in Douglas County wrecked havoc on early spring crops across the county. Local farmers reported that they had never before seen a late spring freeze that had ever been as damaging.

Cold/Wind Chill in LYON, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 100.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Local apple orchards across Lyon County reported almost a 100% loss after the hard late spring freeze. Plum and pear trees were also adversely affected by the freeze, and were unlikely to produce any fruit out of Northeast Kansas during the season. One farmer noted that he could not remember having a freeze of this magnitude so late in the season.

Cold/Wind Chill in JACKSON, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 100.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Wheat, alfalfa, and brome grass crops were all severely affected by the late season freeze across Jackson County, as reported by an agricultural agent in the county. Area nurseries and greenhouses also saw losses because of the lengthy period of cold temperatures.

Cold/Wind Chill in WASHINGTON, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 100.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Washington County was spared from some of the worst crop damage, as local wheat was not as developed as was noted at sites further south and east. In additon, low temperatures across Jackson County were slightly higher than at sites further south and east. But, 30 to 50% of local crops were damaged during the period of cold temperatures.

Cold/Wind Chill in ANDERSON, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in BROWN, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.

Cold/Wind Chill in CLAY, KANSAS
From 04-APR-07 00:00:00 to 15-APR-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas.