By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

The year’s first snowfall in Hays measured an official 6 inches according to the K-State Agricultural Research Center south of town.

The winter storm started with rain Friday morning, followed by a little bit of sleet and then developed into snow mid-afternoon, which continued for more than 12 hours. The rain/snow mix yielded 0.85 of moisture.

Minimal wind resulted in little to no drifting of the snow, still a Winter Storm Warning was in effect until 9 a.m. Saturday.

City of Hays crews were busy plowing streets Friday night, concentrating first on the emergency snow route.

Friday’s high temperature was 33°; the overnight low was 28°.

(Video courtesy Matthew McCune)