Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has ordered state offices in the Topeka area closed for a second consecutive day because of a winter storm.
The Legislature also canceled all of its meetings for Wednesday.
Schools throughout Kansas canceled classes and state government ground to a halt Tuesday as well. Residents dealt with a winter storm that brought heavy snow across the state.
Authorities blamed slick conditions for a two-car crash in southeast Kansas that killed two people.
Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Ben Gardner tells KSAL News that most significant crash in the Central Kansas area was a multi-vehicle pileup in Interstate 70 near the Riley / Wabaunsee County line. Multiple vehicles were involved, and the the road was closed as crews worked the scene.
Officials struggled to keep the I 135 / I 70 on ramp west of Salina open as trucks continued to become stuck.
Governor Brownback said in a statement that the state faced significant challenges in keeping roads clear of blowing snow and that safety of state employees was a priority.
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SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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12.00 MOUNT HOPE KS SEDGWICK 0940 PM
12.00 ASSARIA KS SALINE 0754 PM
VIA TWITTER.
11.50 HUTCHINSON KS RENO 0732 PM
VIA TWITTER.
11.50 MOUNT HOPE KS SEDGWICK 0601 PM
ROADS DRIFTED AND SNOWPACKED.
11.50 DURHAM KS MARION 0532 PM
11.00 SALINA KS SALINE 0731 PM
10 TO 11 INCHES AT KSAL RADIO.
11.00 SALINA KS SALINE 0500 PM
11 INCHES MEASURED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
SALINA
10.50 SALINA KS SALINE 0106 PM
PUBLIC REPORTED 10.5 INCHES ON THE SOUTH SIDE
OF SALINA
10.00 5 S MCPHERSON KS MCPHERSON 0705 PM
ACCUMULATIONS RANGED FROM 9 TO 10 INCHES
ACROSS SOUTHERN MCPHERSON COUNTY.
10.00 SALINA KS SALINE 0319 PM
MEASURED AT KSAL RADIO IN DOWNTOWN SALINA.
10.00 4 NW DURHAM KS MARION 0310 PM
STILL SNOWING HEAVILY AND ROADS ARE DRIFTING.
10.00 SALINA KS SALINE 0300 PM
SNOWFALL THROUGH 3 PM. OTHER AREA REPORTS OF
UP TO 11.5 INCHES
10.00 MOUNT HOPE KS SEDGWICK 0200 PM
9.50 6 SSE WESTFALL KS ELLSWORTH 0727 PM
NUMEROUS SLIDE OFFS ON INTERSTATE 70.
9.50 HUTCHINSON KS RENO 0303 PM
MEASURED AT THE EOC OFFICE.
9.30 HOISINGTON KS BARTON 0642 PM
9.00 3 E LINCOLN KS LINCOLN 0841 PM
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
9.00 DERBY KS SEDGWICK 0707 PM
VIA TWITTER.
9.00 3 NNW WEST WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 0658 PM
OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE AT 21ST AND 119TH.
9.00 1 N PRETTY PRAIRIE KS RENO 0601 PM
THROUGH 4PM.
9.00 PEABODY KS MARION 0530 PM
9.00 HILLSBORO KS MARION 0530 PM
9.00 FLORENCE KS MARION 0530 PM
9.00 3 N NASHVILLE KS KINGMAN 0301 PM
8.5 INCHES MEASURED THROUGH 3 PM
9.00 HUTCHINSON KS RENO 0201 PM
ESTIMATED IN DOWNTOWN HUTCHINSON.
9.00 MOUNDRIDGE KS MCPHERSON 0150 PM
FIRE CHIEF REPORTED 8 TO 9 INCHES IN THE CITY
OF MOUNDRIDGE.
9.00 MOUNT HOPE KS SEDGWICK 0105 PM
9.00 ASSARIA KS SALINE 1215 PM
8.70 WICHITA MID CONTINENT A KS SEDGWICK 0659 PM
STORM TOTAL.
8.50 DURHAM KS MARION 0102 PM
ESTIMATED OVER NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF MARION
COUNTY.
8.50 MOUNT HOPE KS SEDGWICK 1200 PM
8.00 NEWTON KS HARVEY 0940 PM
AT ROANOKE LANE AND NORMANDY.
8.00 LINDSBORG KS MCPHERSON 0705 PM
8.00 TURON KS RENO 0525 PM
8.00 5 W CHENEY KS KINGMAN 0354 PM
7.80 KINGMAN KS KINGMAN 0310 PM
7.60 KINGMAN KS KINGMAN 0100 PM
7.50 1 W WEST WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 0753 PM
OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE AT WEST 119TH AND
CENTRAL.
7.50 SALINA KS SALINE 1200 PM
MEASURED 7.5 INCHES AS OF NOON
7.30 NEWTON KS HARVEY 0150 PM
7.00 WICHITA MID CONTINENT A KS SEDGWICK 0601 PM
THROUGH 6PM. 1.3 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR.
7.00 HARPER KS HARPER 0400 PM
SNOWFALL THROUGH 3PM.
7.00 HESSTON KS HARVEY 0356 PM
7.00 PEABODY KS MARION 0229 PM
7.00 CANTON KS MCPHERSON 0200 PM
7.00 9 NNE NEWTON KS HARVEY 1220 PM
7.00 KINGMAN KS KINGMAN 1136 AM
7.00 MOUNT HOPE KS SEDGWICK 1100 AM
OBSERVER MEASURED 7.0 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF
11AM WITH HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING AND
VISIBILITY BELOW ONE TENTH OF A MILE.
6.80 9 W WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 0737 PM
MEASURED AT CENTRAL AND WEST 119TH.
6.50 2 N WEST WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 0501 PM
OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE THROUGH 5PM.
6.50 GREAT BEND KS BARTON 0345 PM
6.50 3 NNW WEST WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 0330 PM
6.50 KINGMAN KS KINGMAN 1044 AM
6.30 EL DORADO KS BUTLER 0838 PM
MEASURED EXACTLY 6.25 INCHES.
6.30 3 E LINDSBORG KS MCPHERSON 0601 PM
STORM TOTAL. SNOW DEPTH 7.25 INCHES.
6.30 BENTON KS BUTLER 1230 PM
6.00 MADISON KS GREENWOOD 0300 PM
6.00 COTTONWOOD FALLS KS CHASE 0255 PM
6.00 4 E MCCONNELL AIR FORCE KS SEDGWICK 0253 PM
6.00 LINDSBORG KS MCPHERSON 0241 PM
SNOW MEASURED THROUGH 2 PM
6.00 3 E LINDSBORG KS MCPHERSON 0200 PM
6.00 3 NNW WEST WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 1247 PM
MEASURED NEAR 21ST AND MAIZE.
6.00 4 E GALATIA KS BARTON 1241 PM
6.00 HILLSBORO KS MARION 1209 PM
6.00 10 SW HUTCHINSON KS RENO 1200 PM
6.00 NORWICH KS KINGMAN 1128 AM
6.00 NEWTON KS HARVEY 1056 AM
6.00 2 SE BUHLER KS RENO 1030 AM
6.00 HUTCHINSON KS RENO 1010 AM
5 1/2 TO 6 INCHES AT 5TH AND WALNUT IN
DOWNTOWN HUTCHINSON
5.70 WICHITA MID CONTINENT A KS SEDGWICK 0445 PM
SNOWFALL THROUGH 445 PM CST. MODERATE SNOW
FALLING.
5.60 1 W WEST WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 0300 PM
SNOWFALL THROUGH 3 PM.
5.50 1 W WEST WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 0358 PM
NWS EMPLOYEE
5.50 LINCOLN KS LINCOLN 0345 PM
THIS IS AN 11 HOUR TOTAL. SNOW DEPTH IS 6
INCHES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING IN PROGRESS.
5.50 LYONS KS RICE 0345 PM
SNOWFALL THROUGH 345 PM. MINOR DRIFTING.
5.50 WICHITA MID CONTINENT A KS SEDGWICK 0340 PM
MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN WICHITA.
5.50 6 WSW DOWNTOWN WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 0340 PM
SNOW MEASUREMENT AT NWS THROUGH 1540 LST
5.50 ARKANSAS CITY KS COWLEY 0316 PM
RELAYED THROUGH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
5.50 HOISINGTON KS BARTON 0109 PM
5.50 HARPER KS HARPER 1155 AM
5.50 5 E ROXBURY KS MARION 0949 AM
BRIDGE OPERATOR REPORTED 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW
IN THE FAR NORTH WEST PART OF THE COUNTY WITH
1/4 MILE VISIBILITY.
5.30 BURDEN KS COWLEY 0308 PM
5.30 HOWARD KS ELK 0220 PM
5.30 WICHITA MID CONTINENT A KS SEDGWICK 1258 PM
5.3 INCHES MEASURED AS OF 1PM AT THE NWS
OFFICE.
5.20 HALSTEAD KS HARVEY 1134 AM
OBSERVER MEASURED 0.7 INCHES OVER THE LAST
HOUR.
5.00 NNW SEDAN KS CHAUTAUQUA 0351 PM
SNOW DEPTH - 4 INCH DUE TO COMPACTION.
5.00 LINCOLN KS LINCOLN 0330 PM
5.00 DERBY KS SEDGWICK 0324 PM
5.00 SEDAN KS CHAUTAUQUA 0320 PM
ESTIMATED ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY
RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.
5.00 WINFIELD KS COWLEY 0300 PM
5.00 5 NW BELLE PLAINE KS SUMNER 0237 PM
4.7 INCH SNOWFALL THROUGH 130 PM
5.00 MCPHERSON KS MCPHERSON 0141 PM
5.00 1 W WEST WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 0100 PM
5.00 EL DORADO KS BUTLER 1248 PM
5.00 GOESSEL KS MARION 1133 AM
5.00 AUGUSTA KS BUTLER 1130 AM
5.00 6 NNW MURDOCK KS KINGMAN 1130 AM
SPOTTER IS HALFWAY BETWEEN CHENEY AND
KINKMAN.
5.00 GREAT BEND KS BARTON 1035 AM
5.00 HALSTEAD KS HARVEY 1028 AM
4.5 INCH SNOWFALL THROUGH 10 AM WITH 1 INCH
IN THE PAST HOUR
5.00 KINGMAN KS KINGMAN 0942 AM
4.75 INCH SNOWFALL THROUGH 930 AM
5.00 4 NW ARLINGTON KS RENO 0700 AM
4.80 WINFIELD KS COWLEY 0130 PM
4.70 1 W WICHITA MID CONTINE KS SEDGWICK 1145 AM
MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.
4.60 WEST WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 1151 AM
MEASURED IN NORTHWEST WICHITA.
4.50 EUREKA KS GREENWOOD 0126 PM
4.50 LINCOLNVILLE KS MARION 1213 PM
4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN LINCOLNVILLE
4.50 1 SSE EL DORADO KS BUTLER 1202 PM
4.50 EAST WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 1156 AM
MEASURED AT KWCH.
4.50 BURDEN KS COWLEY 0956 AM
4.50 MOUNT HOPE KS SEDGWICK 0949 AM
4.30 1 W WHITEWATER KS HARVEY 1045 AM
4.20 ARKANSAS CITY KS COWLEY 0430 PM
4.00 IOLA KS ALLEN 0842 PM
4.00 1 S ATLANTA KS COWLEY 0308 PM
4.00 ARKANSAS CITY KS COWLEY 1230 PM
4.00 3 SE BEL AIRE KS SEDGWICK 1223 PM
4.00 TORONTO KS WOODSON 1210 PM
4.00 WILSON LAKE KS RUSSELL 1210 PM
4.00 DOUGLASS KS BUTLER 1201 PM
4.00 WINFIELD KS COWLEY 1112 AM
MEASURED 4 INCHES ON THE EAST SIDE OF
WINFIELD
4.00 4 S MAIZE KS SEDGWICK 1034 AM
4.00 5 SE COLWICH KS SEDGWICK 1025 AM
4.00 10 SW HUTCHINSON KS RENO 0922 AM
4.00 SALINA KS SALINE 0820 AM
MEASURED 4 INCHES AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
CENTER IN SALINA
4.00 KANOPOLIS STATE PARK KS ELLSWORTH 0744 AM
3.90 WICHITA MID CONTINENT A KS SEDGWICK 1102 AM
3.9 INCHES MEASURED AS OF 11AM AT THE NWS
OFFICE
3.80 WEST WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 1050 AM
3.8 INCHES 3 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF WESTLINK
VILLAGE
3.80 WEST WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 1045 AM
MEASURED IN NORTHWEST WICHITA.
3.50 CALDWELL KS SUMNER 0215 PM
3.50 EL DORADO KS BUTLER 1048 AM
3.50 HILLSBORO KS MARION 0946 AM
3.50 HALSTEAD KS HARVEY 0924 AM
SNOW TOTAL THROUGH 9 AM
3.30 EL DORADO KS BUTLER 0950 AM
3.10 WICHITA MID CONTINENT A KS SEDGWICK 1002 AM
MEASURED 3.1 INCHES AS OF 10AM AT THE NWS
OFFICE.
3.00 ARKANSAS CITY KS COWLEY 1105 AM
3.00 DOUGLASS KS BUTLER 1009 AM
3.00 9 NNE NEWTON KS HARVEY 0956 AM
3.00 SEDAN KS CHAUTAUQUA 0946 AM
3.00 SSW MOUNT HOPE KS SEDGWICK 0758 AM
VERY HEAVY SNOW FALLING IN MOUNT HOPE WITH
VISIBILITY LESS THAN A TENTH OF A MILE.
3.00 KINGMAN KS KINGMAN 0737 AM
3.00 SALINA KS SALINE 0734 AM
3.00 HUTCHINSON KS RENO 0705 AM
3.00 HUTCHINSON KS RENO 0530 AM
THREE INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN THUS FAR.
2.80 3 SE HAYSVILLE KS SEDGWICK 1000 AM
OBSERVER REPORTED 2.8 INCHES AS OF 10AM
2.70 7 S WINDOM KS MCPHERSON 0908 AM
2.50 CHAUTAUQUA KS CHAUTAUQUA 1112 AM
2.50 MADISON KS GREENWOOD 0945 AM
1 1/2 INCH ACCUMULATION IN THE LAST HOUR.
2.50 GREAT BEND KS BARTON 0808 AM
2.50 WELLINGTON KS SUMNER 0739 AM
2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS MANY PORTIONS OF SUMNER
COUNTY. ROADS ARE SNOW PACKED WITH EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.
2.50 KINGMAN KS KINGMAN 0500 AM
2.5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SO FAR AT THE
KINGMAN COURTHOUSE.
2.30 FREDONIA KS WILSON 0954 AM
2.10 WICHITA MID CONTINENT A KS SEDGWICK 0901 AM
MEASURED 2.1 INCHES AS OF 9AM AT THE NWS
OFFICE.
2.00 COFFEYVILLE KS MONTGOMERY 0105 PM
2.0 INCHES AT THE COFFEYVILLE WATER WORKS
PLANT
2.00 RUSSELL KS RUSSELL 1050 AM
2.00 FLORENCE KS MARION 0939 AM
2.00 ARKANSAS CITY KS COWLEY 0900 AM
2.00 SEDAN KS CHAUTAUQUA 0900 AM
2.00 5 SE COLWICH KS SEDGWICK 0853 AM
2.00 MCPHERSON KS MCPHERSON 0727 AM
2.00 3 E LINDSBORG KS MCPHERSON 0700 AM
1.50 PARSONS KS LABETTE 0202 PM
1.50 5 WNW CLEARWATER KS SEDGWICK 0845 AM
1.50 STERLING KS RICE 0700 AM
1.50 2 NW GOESSEL KS MARION 0650 AM
1.20 HILLSBORO KS MARION 0650 AM
1.00 MADISON KS GREENWOOD 0845 AM
HEAVY SNOW NOW PRESENTLY FALLING
1.00 ARKANSAS CITY KS COWLEY 0731 AM
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING IN ARKANSAS
CITY PRESENTLY.
1.00 CALDWELL KS SUMNER 0730 AM
1.00 POTWIN KS BUTLER 0730 AM
0.60 ANTHONY KS HARPER 0700 AM
0.50 DEXTER KS COWLEY 0700 AM
0.50 NEWTON KS HARVEY 0700 AM
0.40 BURNS KS MARION 0700 AM
0.30 NEODESHA KS WILSON 0708 AM
PUBLIC REPORTED 1/4 INCH IN NEODESHA SO FAR
THIS MORNING.
0.00 SALINA KS SALINE 0153 PM
I-70 WESTBOUND RAMP ONTO SOUTHBOUND I-135 IS
CLOSED DUE TO A JACK-KNIFED SEMI. REPORT
COURTESY KSAL RADIO.
0.00 GREAT BEND KS BARTON 1206 PM
SEMI JACK-KNIFED ON HIGHWAY 96 ON THE EAST
SIDE OF GREAT BEND.
0.00 NEWTON KS HARVEY 0758 AM
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED VISIBILITY LESS THAN
1/4 MILE WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN
SOUTHERN NEWTON.
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