Blizzard blows in 7″ of snow in Hays

Hays resident Joe Edwards measured 8.5″ of snow in his yard Sat.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

So here it is. The answer to what you’ve been wondering about since yesterday’s blizzard.

The official amount of snow measured Sat., Feb. 23, at the K-State Agricultural Research Center south of Hays is 7 inches, yielding 0.52 inches of moisture.

So far in 2019, Hays has received 1.65 inches of moisture. The seasonal snowfall to date is 25.80 inches.

Saturday’s high temperature was 31 degrees with peak wind gusts hitting 41 mph, causing drifting snow. The overnight low dropped to 11 degrees.