While Sunday brought Topeka one of its snowiest days in history, with 14 inches recorded here, communities in Pottawatomie and Nemaha counties saw even more.
Snowfall amounts of 18 inches were recorded six miles south/southeast of St. George in Pottawatomie County, 17.5 inches at Wamego in Pottawatomie County and 17 inches at Seneca in Nemaha County, said John Woynick, meteorologist for the weather service office in Topeka.
Woynick said Monday morning other snowfall amounts reported included the following:
- 16 inches at St. George.
- 16 inches at Vermillion in Marshall County.
- 16.5 inches one mile west of Everest in Brown County.
- 14.8 inches at Manhattan.
- 14.5 inches near S.W. 21st and Washburn Avenue in Topeka,.
The weather service said Sunday was the third-snowiest day in Topeka since the weather service began keeping records here in 1887.
The only days Topeka received more snow were when it recorded 15.2 inches on Jan. 9, 1993 and 17.3 inches of snow on Feb. 27, 1900, according to the weather service.