In 1999, an early season winter storm produced a 30-mile wide swath of six to 10 inches of snow across south-central Kansas from around Kingman, east northeast across the Wichita metropolitan area, to around Hillsboro. The greatest accumulations occurred across northern Sedgwick, Harvey and McPherson counties. The snow was convective, with thunder and lightning reported over most of these areas. The heavy wet snow also damaged many trees and power lines.

In 2009, Houston, Texas, received its earliest snowfall when one-inch was measured at Bush Intercontinental Airport. As of this same date, Syracuse, N.Y., had yet to receive any snowfall.&nbsp;&nbsp;

National Weather ServiceIn 1999, an early season winter storm produced a 30-mile wide swath of six to 10 inches of snow across south-central Kansas from around Kingman, east northeast across the Wichita metropolitan area, to around Hillsboro. The greatest accumulations occurred across northern Sedgwick, Harvey and McPherson counties. The snow was convective, with thunder and lightning reported over most of these areas. The heavy wet snow also damaged many trees and power lines.In 2009, Houston, Texas, received its earliest snowfall when one-inch was measured at Bush Intercontinental Airport. As of this same date, Syracuse, N.Y., had yet to receive any snowfall.&nbsp;&nbsp;

This Day in Weather History: Heavy snow in McPherson Co. in 1999