Much of Northeast Kansas received a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and snow during the day of February 24th.  The heaviest ice accumulation occurred across Jackson, Jefferson, Brown into Shawnee and Wabaunsee Counties where amounts to around one quarter inch were common on trees and power lines. Several thousand residents of NE Kansas were without power for a time Thursday night February 24th due to power outages.  Of note, the heaviest snows occurred between 4pm and 9pm on the evening of February 24th when thundersnow was reported in the Topeka area with visibilities of less than one eighth of a mile to near zero at times.  Snowfall rates of 1 to as high as 2 inches per hour were common during this period of time.

Winter Storm in POTTAWATOMIE, KANSAS
From 24-FEB-11 06:00:00 to 24-FEB-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A combination of freezing rain, sleet and snow occurred during the day with around one tenth of an inch of ice falling beneath 4 to 6 inches of snow.  The heaviest snow occurred between 4pm and 10 pm when snowfall rates were around 1 inch per hour.

Winter Storm in WABAUNSEE, KANSAS
From 24-FEB-11 06:00:00 to 24-FEB-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A combination of freezing rain, sleet and snow occurred during the day with around one tenth of an inch of ice falling beneath 4 to 6 inches of snow.  The heaviest snow occurred between 4pm and 10 pm when snowfall rates were around 1 to as high as 2 inches per hour.  Thunder snow was reported across parts of Wabaunsee and Shawnee Counties indicating the intense nature of the snowfall.

Winter Storm in SHAWNEE, KANSAS
From 24-FEB-11 06:00:00 to 24-FEB-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: NWS Employee

Reports of one quarter inch of ice accumulation were received from an off duty NWS employee in southwest Shawnee County.  This was mainly on elevated surfaces from freezing rain.  Shawnee County also reported 1500 customers without power due to lines falling due to the weight of ice and stress of wind.  In addition, heavy snow fell between 4pm and 9pm when around 5 inches accumulated with near whiteout conditions observed during that time.

Winter Storm in JACKSON, KANSAS
From 24-FEB-11 06:00:00 to 24-FEB-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Reports of one quarter inch of ice accumulation were received from law enforcement in Holton.  In addition, heavy snow fell across the county mainly between 4pm and 9pm when visibilities fell to near zero and 5 to 6 inches accumulated.

Winter Storm in JEFFERSON, KANSAS
From 24-FEB-11 06:00:00 to 24-FEB-11 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Reports of one quarter to one half inch of ice accumulation were received from Emergency Management across Jefferson County.  This was mainly on elevated surfaces from freezing rain.  In addition, heavy snow fell between 4pm and 9pm which accumulated to around 6 inches.

Winter Storm in NEMAHA, KANSAS
From 24-FEB-11 06:00:00 to 24-FEB-11 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

A combination of freezing rain, sleet and snow occurred during the day with around one tenth of an inch of ice falling beneath 5 to 7 inches of snow.  The heaviest snow occurred between 4pm and 10 pm.

Winter Storm in RILEY, KANSAS
From 24-FEB-11 06:00:00 to 24-FEB-11 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A combination of freezing rain, sleet and snow occurred during the day with around one tenth of an inch of ice falling beneath 4 to 6 inches of snow.  The heaviest snow occurred between 4pm and 10 pm when snowfall rates were around 1 to as high as 2 inches per hour.

Winter Storm in BROWN, KANSAS
From 24-FEB-11 06:00:00 to 24-FEB-11 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

A combination of freezing rain, sleet and snow occurred during the day with around one tenth of an inch of ice falling beneath 5 to 7 inches of snow.  The heaviest snow occurred between 4pm and 10 pm.

Winter Storm in DOUGLAS, KANSAS
From 24-FEB-11 06:00:00 to 24-FEB-11 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

A combination of freezing rain, sleet and snow occurred during the day with around one tenth of an inch of ice falling beneath 4 to 6 inches of snow.  The heaviest snow occurred between 4pm and 10 pm when visibilities across the northern half of the county fell to near zero.