A strong storm system moved northeast from New Mexico into Colorado Friday, December 2nd and into western Kansas Friday night.  The precipitation began as rain across western and northern parts of the DDC CWA, and began to change to snow and patchy freezing drizzle Friday night into Saturday, December 3rd.  The stormed tracked to north central Kansas by Saturday night.  Before it departed, up to 5 inches of snow fell in parts of central Kansas.  The 5-inch maximum of snow fell across northwestern Trego County, mainly west of Wakeeney.  A narrow band (10-20 miles wide) of 3 to 4 inches of snow fell from extreme northwest Ellis County southwestward through central Trego County and then west over northern parts of both Lane and Scott Counties.  Southeast of this heavier snow, there was a 30 to 50 mile wide swath of one to two inches of snow that fell from near Hays in Ellis County to near Ness City in Ness County to northwestern Finney County and then on southwestward to near Syracuse in Hamilton County.  Early in the event, mainly during Friday night, there was patchy freezing drizzle mainly in Ellis, Trego and Scott Counties, which caused a few slick spots on roadways.

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A very strong upper level winter storm moved from southern New Mexico into Western Kansas on Monday, December 19th.  Late Monday, a strong cold front crashed southward from Wyoming and Nebraska, colliding with the abundant moisture the upper level storm brought to western Kansas.  Strong winds behind the cold front blew from the north at 20 to 30 MPH, with gusts as high as 45 MPH, mainly Monday night and early Tuesday.  Full white-out blizzard conditions were reported by many county officials, especially north of a line from Johnson City to Dodge City to Kinsley, Monday night and into Tuesday, December 20th.  Numerous accidents were reported, as well as were snow drifts as deep as 2 to 5 feet during and after the blizzard.
Over much of the affected area, there was one or more periods of light freezing drizzle mixed in with the snow, which served to make many roadways slick.  The heavy snow fell in 10 to 25 mile wide band, and in the shape of an arch, from Elkhart in Morton County northward to Syracuse in Hamilton County, then northeast to near Scott City in Scott County, then eastward to east of Hays in Ellis County.  There were reports of more than 2 feet of snow along the Colorado/Kansas border in western Stanton county.  The highest official snowfall report of 15 inches was from 10 miles southeast of Scott City.  The second highest report was 14 inches from Victoria in Ellis County.  Over 10 inches fell in the band described above, with another noteworthy report of 12 inches from Elkhart in Morton County.  A large area received from 4 to 9 inches east of the heavier band mentioned above, and also west of a line from Englewood in southern Clark County, to Bucklin in southern Ford County, to Kinsley in Edwards County, to near Victoria in eastern Ellis County.  One to Three inches of snow fell east of the 4 to 8 inch area, but no snow accumulated in Barber County.

Blizzard in TREGO, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

There was 12 inches of snow in Wakeeney.

Blizzard in ELLIS, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Blizzard in SCOTT, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Blizzard in LANE, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Blizzard in NESS, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Snowfall of 10 inches was reported with blizzard conditions prevailing.

Blizzard in RUSH, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Snowfall of 10 to 12 inches was reported across the county.

Blizzard in HAMILTON, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Blizzard in KEARNY, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches was reported across the county.

Blizzard in FINNEY, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Snowfall of 7 to 9 inches was reported across the county.

Blizzard in HODGEMAN, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Snowfall of 7 to 9 inches was reported across the county.

Blizzard in PAWNEE, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches was reported across the county.

Blizzard in STANTON, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Snowfall of 10 to 20 inches was reported across the county.  There was one farm near the Colorado border that probably had well over 2 feet.

Blizzard in GRANT, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Snowfall of 7 to 8 inches was reported across the county.

Blizzard in HASKELL, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Blizzard in GRAY, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Blizzard in FORD, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

There was 5 to 6 inches of snow across the county.

Blizzard in EDWARDS, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Blizzard in STAFFORD, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The northern part of the county had blizzard conditions.

Blizzard in MORTON, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Blizzard in STEVENS, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Six to eight inches of snow was reported across the county.

Blizzard in SEWARD, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Blizzard in MEADE, KANSAS
From 19-DEC-11 12:00:00 to 20-DEC-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Up to six inches of snow and blizzard conditions were reported across the northwest half of the county.