Starting during the late afternoon and evening of Saturday the 7th, peaking in intensity during the overnight hours and lingering in lighter form well into the daytime hours of Sunday the 8th, this was the first widespread measurable snow of the 2013-2014 winter season within this six-county portion of North Central Kansas. The majority of the area observed a range of amounts from 3 to slightly over 6 inches, with the greatest concentration of totals around 6 in Phillips, Smith and Jewell counties. In contrast, most of Mitchell County missed out on these higher totals with most places only in the 1-2 range, including 1.0 in Beloit. Thanks to cold surface temperatures that only averaged 10-15 degrees through most of the event, this was a light, fluffy snow that accumulated efficiently. Fortunately, blowing and drifting was not a significant issue as east-southeast winds only averaged 10-15 MPH. According to NWS cooperative observers, a few of the highest storm total snow amounts featured 6.5 at Lebanon, 6.4 at Burr Oak and 6.0 at Phillipsburg, Mankato and Jewell.
Accumulating snow first broke out over the area during the 5-7pm time frame on the 7th, but peaked in intensity between 8pm-8am, during which time modest mesoscale banding took place. Although most accumulations had already occurred by sunrise or shortly thereafter, at least on-and-off episodes of light snow or flurries continued through much of the day on the 8th before ending. On the synoptic scale aloft, this snow event was forced by a broad shortwave trough that gradually ejected east-northeast from the Intermountain West into the Central Plains. Out ahead of the primary trough axis, the main time frame of steadiest snowfall occurred as strong mid level isentropic lift developed over North Central Kansas within the entrance region of an upper jet streak centered from the southern Minnesota area across the Great Lakes region.

Heavy Snow in PHILLIPS, KANSAS
From 07-DEC-13 17:30:00 to 08-DEC-13 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A total snowfall of 6 inches occurred in the community of Phillipsburg, along with 5.5 inches in Long Island and 3 inches in Logan.

Heavy Snow in SMITH, KANSAS
From 07-DEC-13 17:30:00 to 08-DEC-13 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A total snowfall of 6.5 inches occurred in the community of Lebanon and also 4.2 inches in Smith Center.

Heavy Snow in JEWELL, KANSAS
From 07-DEC-13 17:30:00 to 08-DEC-13 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 6.4 inches occurred in the community of Burr Oak, 6 inches occurred in Mankato and Jewell, 5.1 inches at Ionia and 3 inches at Lovewell Dam.

Winter Weather in ROOKS, KANSAS
From 07-DEC-13 17:30:00 to 08-DEC-13 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 3 inches occurred at Webster Dam and also four miles west-northwest of the community of Plainville.

Winter Weather in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 07-DEC-13 17:30:00 to 08-DEC-13 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 4 inches occurred near the rural community of Covert, 4 inches in Alton, and 3. 2 inches in Natoma.