The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5594278
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
NEMAHA
5594278
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,594,278 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,061,011 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-04-10T23:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-04-12T05:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | KANSAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | NEMAHA |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 20K |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A late season moisture laden snow storm dumped 4 to 8 inches of accumulation across North Central and Northeast kansas generally north and west of Manhattan or along and north of a line from Abilene in Dickenson County to Baileyville in Nemaha County. Locally heavier amounts fell in some areas, especially near the Nebraska boarder where some locations received a foot or more. Some specific accumulations in inches included Marysville with 8 to 12 , Axtell 11, Belleville 10, Hanover 10, Centralia 9 1/2, Frankfort 9 and Concordia 8.The storm resulted in several fatal traffic accidents. Two passengers of another pickup truck died when the vehicle collided head-on with a semi-truck 3 1/2 miles west of Wamego in Pottawatomie County on US Highway 24 at 545 PM CST on the 11th. A second fatal accident occurred when the driver of a car hit a truck after loosing control and sliding into the opposite lane. Numerous non-fatal accidents also resulted from snow and ice covered roads, including two semi-trucks overturning around 100 PM CST east of Manhattan along Interstate 70.The snow also produced scattered damage to power lines and trees and caused part of a building to collapse in Seneca in Nemaha County. |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
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