Heavy Snow in Kansas, February 6 to 7, 1997

Name: Heavy Snow in Kansas, February 6 to 7, 1997
Start: 1997-02-06T14:00
End: 1997-02-07T12:00
Location: Kansas

February 6 to 7, 1997 · NWS TOP · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

Abilene in Dickinson County reported 6 inches with most other areas north and west of the Kansas Turnpike receiving 3 to 5 inches. Most of the snow accumulated on the 6th between noon and midnight.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.

Abilene in Dickinson County reported 6 inches with most other areas north and west of the Kansas Turnpike receiving 3 to 5 inches. Most of the snow accumulated on the 6th between noon and midnight. The snowstorm contributed to at least 40 mainly minor automobile accidents.

The radar

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Event by event

16 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Geary

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Geary forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.002, -96.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Jackson

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.417, -95.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Lyon

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Lyon forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Marshall

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.784, -96.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Morris

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Morris forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.687, -96.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Nemaha

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Nemaha forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.784, -96.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ottawa

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Ottawa forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.133, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pottawatomie

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.379, -96.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Republic

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Republic forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.828, -97.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Riley

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Riley forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.297, -96.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Shawnee

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Shawnee forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wabaunsee

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Wabaunsee forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.953, -96.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Washington

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.784, -97.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Clay

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.350, -97.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Cloud

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Cloud forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.480, -97.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Dickinson

When: February 6, 2:00 PM CST to February 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Dickinson forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 38.867, -97.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, February 1997

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5584883, 5584884, 5584885, 5584886, 5584887, 5584888, 5584889, 5584890, 5584891, 5584892, 5584893, 5584894, 5584895, 5586868, 5586869, 5586870.