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| Event typeevent_type | Cold/Wind Chill |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 29,574 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 5,033 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2007-04-04T06:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2007-04-15T18:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | KANSAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | REPUBLIC |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Other Federal Agency |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | The passage of a cold front April 3rd drove cold arctic air into the Central Plains States, and forced temperatures to plummet to some of the coolest readings ever recorded during early April. Topeka and Concordia both saw their coldest ever April 4th through April 8th average temperatures, with readings of 33.5F degrees at Topeka, and 30.3F degrees at Concordia. Record low maximum temperatures were recorded at Topeka, 38F degrees, and Concordia, 31F degrees on April 5th. Concordia also had a record low maximum temperature of 37F degrees on April 6th. Temperatures dipped down into the middle to upper teens overnight the 6th and the 7th across Northeast Kansas, which brought a hard freeze to much of the state. Early season crops, including wheat, alfalfa, berries, spinach, and apples were significantly damaged by the cold. Cool weather and below normal temperatures continued for the next week, before a second round of very cold temperatures settled over Northeast Kansas the weekend of the 13th-15th, primarily across far Northeast and East Central Kansas. North Central portions of the state stayed above freezing during this time period. But, the prolonged cold, and the second wave of freezing temperatures exacerbated the crop problems already evident across the region. Unfortunately, the end of March recorded unseasonably warm temperatures. Crops had responded positively to the spring heat and flourished. The cold snap, though, left many of these same crops heavily damaged. But because of warm March temperatures, this late spring freeze left many farmers out in the cold. The Kansas State Farm Services Agency reported that all 23 counties in the Topeka County Warning Area recorded a 30% or greater loss of the wheat and alfalfa crops in each respective county. Fruit trees and strawberries were some of the hardest hit crops by the late freeze. In addition, orchard and vineyard owners were likely to suffer the greatest economic losses. A Secretarial Natural Disaster was declared for northeast Kansas as a result of the prolonged spring freeze. The average latest date for the spring freeze across the Topeka County Warning area ranges from April 3rd to April 23rd. Also, due to the extent and impact of the freeze, qualifying farmers in Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Osage and Shawnee counties were declared eligible to make emergency loan applications to the Farm Service Agency. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Significant crop damage occurred at the beginning of April when a prolonged cold spell struck much of Northeast Kansas. |
| Yearyear | 2,007 |
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