Following a less impactful snow system that occurred the weekend before the Christmas holiday, another system formed in south central/southwestern Nebraska. This system moved southwest into Northwest Kansas producing near blizzard conditions on the 25th and early on the 26th. No counties in Northwest Kansas officially met Blizzard status, mainly due to the duration aspect. The snow, combined with wind gusts generally ranging from 30 to 40 mph, caused blowing snow to reduce visibilities across the majority of Northwest Kansas, heavily impacting travel in the area. Up to 8.5 inches of snow was reported in Northwest Kansas from this system. The storm finally left the area the morning of the 28th.

Winter Weather in NORTON, KANSAS
From 25-DEC-23 08:00:00 to 26-DEC-23 08:30:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Snow and gusty winds lead to blowing snow that caused widespread impact to travel over the Christmas holiday. Snow began in the morning of the 25th and lasted until the morning of the 26th. Winds on the 25th gusted up to near 40 mph with the gusts slowly becoming lighter overnight and into the 26th. Four inches of snowfall was the highest we received in the county, with multiple reports above 3 inches.
Key impacts:  limited visibility, snow packed roads.

Winter Storm in RAWLINS, KANSAS
From 24-DEC-23 23:00:00 to 28-DEC-23 04:30:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Snow and strong winds began late on the 24th. At 6:45PM on the 26th, the public reported 6 inches of accumulated snow. Wind gusts generally ranged from 25 to 35 mph with some gusts overnight on the 25th measuring up to 46 mph. Finally, on the 28th, the last of the snow move out of the area.
Key impacts:  limited visibility, snow packed roads, roads drifted shut.

Winter Storm in DECATUR, KANSAS
From 25-DEC-23 03:00:00 to 28-DEC-23 04:30:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Snow and strong winds, causing blowing snow, reduced visibilities for many hours between the 25th and 28th. The snow started int he morning of the 25th, at 8:40 AM on the 27, the public reported 7 inches of snowfall. Wind gusts generally ranged from 25 to 35 mph with some gusts overnight on the 25th measuring in the 40 mph range. The snow finally moved out of the area early on the 28th.
Key impacts:  limited visibility, snow packed roads, roads drifted shut.

Winter Storm in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 25-DEC-23 05:30:00 to 27-DEC-23 23:30:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Near blizzard conditions lasted for multiple hours, but visibilities only briefly dropped to below a mile. Wind gusts stayed between 25 to 40 mph for the event in Cheyenne county. At 5PM on the 26th, the public reported 8.5 inches of snow 5 miles northwest of Bird City. This was the most amount of snow reported in the county.
Key impacts:  limited visibility, snow packed roads, roads drifted shut.

Winter Storm in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 25-DEC-23 07:30:00 to 27-DEC-23 23:30:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Near blizzard conditions lasted for multiple hours, but visibilities only lowered to around 0.5 mile briefly. At 7:30AM on the 26th, a trained spotter reported 6 inches 12 miles north-northeast of Edson. A maximum of 7 inches of snow was reported 13 miles north of Edson.
Key impacts:  limited visibility, snow packed roads, roads drifted shut.