Weather History for Tuesday, March 16, 2021, from the National Weather Service in Wichita:
In 1998, a 2-day ice storm pulled a slick trick from southwest Kansas to north-central Kansas.
The storm produced widespread 1/2 to 2 inches of glaze, but there were reports of staggering 4 to 6 inch accumulations on highly elevated surfaces such as radio towers.
In Southwest Kansas, a 6-inch accumulation caused an 800-foot tower to collapse.
Every radio tower from southwest to west-central Kansas received significant ice accumulations.
Some of the damage was caused by huge chunks of ice that fell from the towers. Damage was around $3.485 million.
Several areas were without power for 6 days.