A winter storm system brought wide spread precipitation to Northwest Kansas, beginning on the 26th.  The precipitation began as rain then transitioned to snow during the night of the 26th.  Winds became strong as the rain changed over to snow the night of the 26th.  This caused blizzard conditions to occur in the snowfall.  The blizzard conditions swept northeast across Northwest Kansas, ending as the snowfall shifted east.  Multiple accidents and slide-offs were reported on I-70 in Gove County due to the icy roadway and poor visibility.  One of the accidents involved a fatality.  The highest snowfall amount reported was 9.5 southwest of Hoxie.
Besides the snow, high wind gusts also occurred.  A gust of 58 MPH was measured at the Goodland airport, and a 60 MPH gust was measured at the Hill City airport.

Blizzard in RAWLINS, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 03:15:00 to 27-DEC-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Similar winds and radar imagery were observed over Rawlins County compared to counties that reported blizzard conditions.  Snowfall amounts ranged from a trace over the western part of the county to seven inches in the southeast corner of the county.

Blizzard in DECATUR, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 03:30:00 to 27-DEC-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Similar wind speeds and radar imagery were observed across Decatur County compared to  neighboring counties with reports of blizzard conditions.

Blizzard in NORTON, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 03:30:00 to 27-DEC-18 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Similar wind speeds and radar imagery were observed across Norton County compared to  neighboring counties with reports of blizzard conditions.

Blizzard in THOMAS, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 03:00:00 to 27-DEC-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Visibility of a block was reported in Colby.  Snowfall amounts ranged from an inch in the western part of the county to between five and six inches along the eastern county line.

Blizzard in GRAHAM, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 03:15:00 to 27-DEC-18 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Similar winds and radar imagery were observed over Graham County compared to counties that reported blizzard conditions.  A peak wind gust of 60 MPH was measured at the Hill City airport at 5 AM CST.

Blizzard in WALLACE, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 01:30:00 to 27-DEC-18 11:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Similar winds and radar imagery were observed over Wallace County compared to counties that reported blizzard conditions. Snowfall amounts ranged from a trace over the western part of the county to three inches in Sharon Springs.

Blizzard in LOGAN, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 02:30:00 to 27-DEC-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Whiteout conditions reported near Russell Springs.  Snowfall amounts across the county were around five inches.

Blizzard in GOVE, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 03:15:00 to 27-DEC-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Visibility as low as 10 ft. in the wet, blowing snow.  Power outages were also reported.  Multiple vehicles were involved in accidents on I-70.  One of these accidents resulted in a fatality.

Blizzard in GREELEY, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 01:30:00 to 27-DEC-18 11:00:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Similar winds and radar imagery were observed over Greeley County compared to counties that reported blizzard conditions. Snowfall amounts were only a couple of inches.

Blizzard in WICHITA, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 02:30:00 to 27-DEC-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The visibility in Leoti was down to three blocks at times.  Snowfall amounts ranged from a couple inches in the western part of the county to just over six inches south of Leoti.

Winter Storm in RAWLINS, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 03:15:00 to 27-DEC-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Snowfall amounts ranged from a trace in the western part of the county to seven inches in the central part of the county.

Winter Storm in DECATUR, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 03:30:00 to 27-DEC-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Snowfall amounts ranged from five to at least seven inches in the county.

Winter Storm in NORTON, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 03:30:00 to 27-DEC-18 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Snowfall amounts ranged from six to almost nine inches in the county.

Winter Storm in THOMAS, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 03:00:00 to 27-DEC-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Snowfall amounts ranged from a trace in the northwestern part of the county to eight inches in the central and eastern part of the county.

Winter Storm in SHERIDAN, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 03:15:00 to 27-DEC-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Snowfall amounts ranged from six to almost 10 inches across the county.

Winter Storm in GRAHAM, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 03:15:00 to 27-DEC-18 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Snowfall amounts ranged from six inches in the southwest part of the county to two inches near Hill City.

Winter Storm in LOGAN, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 02:30:00 to 27-DEC-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Snowfall amounts ranged from a couple inches in the western part of the county to seven and a half inches in the central of the county near Russell Springs.

High Wind in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 07:48:00 to 27-DEC-18 08:14:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Blizzard in SHERIDAN, KANSAS
From 27-DEC-18 03:15:00 to 27-DEC-18 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Similar winds and radar imagery were observed over Sheridan County compared to counties that reported blizzard conditions.