A swath of heavy snow occurred over portions of north central Kansas on March 9th and 10th. Snow developed just after sunrise on March 9th, initially along the I-80 corridor in south central Nebraska, then slowly shifted southward throughout the day, arriving along the state line during the mid to late afternoon hours. Air temperatures were well below normal for early March, which allowed snow to readily accumulate from the onset and begin to cause slick roads by the evening of the 9th. Snow intensity increased during the evening hours, especially for areas along the Highway 36 corridor where a slow moving band of moderate to heavy snow developed and persisted overnight. Snow intensities only gradually decreased during the morning hours of the 10th. Despite normal high temperatures in the 40s, actual air temperatures remained cold throughout the event in the 20s, which is actually near or below normal LOW temperatures. This led to a primarily dry and fluffy type of snowfall. Total snowfall accumulations of 4 to 8 inches were common for Phillips, Smith, and Jewell counties. However, much greater amounts occurred in Rooks, Osborne, and Mitchell counties where 7 to 13 inches of snow fell. For these areas, this would end up as the biggest single event snowfall of the season. Impacts typical of an event of this magnitude, such as slick roads and closures of local schools and businesses, occurred on the 9th and 10th.
This snowfall was forced primarily by persistently moderate to strong frontogenesis in the 700mb to 500mb layer amidst fast, zonal upper flow and a weak upper level disturbance. Moisture availability was pretty limited with this system, however, the aforementioned cold temperatures led to a relatively efficient snowfall, with both duration and high snow to liquid ratios contributing to the heavy snow amounts.

Winter Storm in PHILLIPS, KANSAS
From 09-MAR-22 17:00:00 to 10-MAR-22 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Snow amounts were estimated to be between 4 to 8 inches across the county. A total of 6.0 inches was recorded one mile west of Logan, with 5.8 inches recorded six miles east of Phillipsburg.

Winter Storm in SMITH, KANSAS
From 09-MAR-22 17:00:00 to 10-MAR-22 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Snow amounts were estimated to be between 4 to 8 inches across the county. A total of 6.4 inches was recorded in Lebanon, with 6.0 inches recorded in Smith Center.

Winter Storm in JEWELL, KANSAS
From 09-MAR-22 17:00:00 to 10-MAR-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Snow amounts were estimated to be between 4 to 8 inches across the county. A total of 5.0 inches was recorded in Ionia.

Winter Storm in ROOKS, KANSAS
From 09-MAR-22 20:00:00 to 10-MAR-22 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Snow amounts ranging from 7 to 13 inches were reported across the county. Some of the highest totals included 12.8 inches from one mile east of Codell, 12.7 inches from four miles west-northwest of Plainville, and 10 inches from seven miles northeast of Plainville.

Winter Storm in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 09-MAR-22 21:00:00 to 10-MAR-22 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Snow amounts ranging from 7 to 13 inches were reported across the county. A total of 11 inches was recorded in Natoma and seven miles north-northeast of Natoma.

Winter Storm in MITCHELL, KANSAS
From 09-MAR-22 21:00:00 to 10-MAR-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Snow amounts ranging from 7 to 12 inches were reported across the county. Some of the highest totals included 11 inches from two miles north-northwest of Hunter, 8.2 inches from ten miles south-southwest of Beloit, 7.2 inches from nine miles northeast of Victor, and 7.0 inches from both Beloit and Glen Elder.