The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5587038
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
JOHNSON
5587038
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,587,038 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,057,293 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-01-27T10:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-01-28T01:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | KANSAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | JOHNSON |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A band of sleet and freezing rain developed just before daybreak and moved through the western half of the Kansas City Metro area during morning drivetime. A coating to an inch of ice built up on streets and roadways which significantly slowed morning traffic and resulted in several minor traffic accidents. Later in the morning the mixed precipitation changed over to heavy snow which persisted into the early afternoon hours. Snowfall amounts ranged from 3 to 5 inches across Leavenworth County to 6 inches at Bonner Springs, Olathe and Stanley, 6.5 inches Lenexa and Overland Park and 7 inches in Kansas City, KS. Temperatures during the precipitation were in the 10 to 15 degree range which made salting efforts ineffective in breaking up ice build up on roadways. Shortly after the snow ended, winds gusting up to 30 MPH pushed temperatures down close to zero with wind chills between 20 and 40 below zero and drifted the snow as deep as 2 to 4 feet in some locations. A 66 year old Olathe man died while refueling a snowblower in his garage. The cause of the death is not known. |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
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