Over the course of a roughly 48-hour period between the mid-late morning of Friday the 12th and the mid-late morning of Sunday the 14th, this six-county North Central Kansas area saw the invasion of two separate snow events in fairly rapid succession. Cumulative amounts of the fairly dry, fluffy flakes varied somewhat, from as little as 1.5 to 3 inches for the majority of Jewell, Rooks, Osborne and Mitchell counties, to as much as 4-6 (localized higher) for especially the northern halves of Phillips and Smith counties. Per several NWS cooperative observers and CoCoRaHS, some of the highest 48-hour totals featured: 6.4 in Phillipsburg, 6.0 six miles east of Phillipsburg, 5.0 at Logan and 4.8 in Lebanon. Winds were not much of a factor during either round, given speeds commonly 5-15 MPH and only occasional gusts over 20 MPH. These light winds were promoted by stout and very cold Arctic high pressure centered over the Northern Plains, but which dominated the weather situation southward throughout the entire central United States. In fact, the anomalously cold temperatures gripping North Central Kansas between the 12th-14th were likely a bigger story than the snow, as daytime highs only reached the single digits above zero (F) each day.
Taking a closer look at the meteorological background/timing of this multi-round event, while each of the two main pulses of snow were driven primarily by mid-level frontogenesis, the first round on the 12th-13th occurred under predominantly zonal flow aloft, while the second round on the 13th-14th unfolded under more southwesterly flow as a broad trough evolved over the southwestern United States. Focusing solely on Round 1, this actually consisted of a few mini-rounds of snow, one mainly during the daytime on the 12th and the next sliding through within a few hours before sunrise on the 13th. The highest official total from Round 1 was 3.2 in Phillipsburg. Then, following a roughly 12-hour break in the action (including quite a bit of sunshine during the day on the 13th), Round 2 arrived during the evening, persisted through the night and mostly-ended by noon on the 14th. The highest Round 2 total was 3.2 in both Phillipsburg and Lebanon.

Winter Weather in MITCHELL, KANSAS
From 12-FEB-21 11:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 3.0 inches at Beloit and 2.0 inches in Cawker City.

Winter Weather in JEWELL, KANSAS
From 12-FEB-21 11:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 4.0 inches at Lovewell Dam, 3.0 inches in Jewell and 2.9 at Ionia.

Winter Weather in SMITH, KANSAS
From 12-FEB-21 11:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 4.8 inches in Lebanon and 3.3 inches at Smith Center.

Winter Weather in PHILLIPS, KANSAS
From 12-FEB-21 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 6.4 inches in Phillipsburg; 6.0 inches six miles east of Phillipsburg and 5.0 inches at Logan.

Winter Weather in ROOKS, KANSAS
From 12-FEB-21 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 3.5 inches 10 miles west-northwest of Stockton and 1.2 inches four miles west-northwest of Plainville.

Winter Weather in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 12-FEB-21 11:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 2.5 inches at Covert and 1.5 inches in Natoma.