Winter Storm, Bourbon
- When
- December 20, 2:00 AM CST to December 21, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bourbon forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.855, -94.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kansas, December 20 to 21, 1998
Periods of light rain, freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and light snow caused numerous traffic accidents in extreme southeast Kansas. There were no reports of any serious injuries.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 SGF wrote it up.
Periods of light rain, freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and light snow caused numerous traffic accidents in extreme southeast Kansas. There were no reports of any serious injuries. Precipitation amounts were light and no structural damage due to ice was reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Cherokee
- When
- December 20, 2:00 AM CST to December 21, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.169, -94.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Crawford
- When
- December 20, 2:00 AM CST to December 21, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.507, -94.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Kansas, December 20, 1998
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in California, December 20 to 21, 1998
- Cold in California, December 20 to 27, 1998
- Rip Current in Florida, December 20, 1998
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, December 20 to 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 20 to 21, 1998
- Cold in Nebraska, December 20 to 23, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, December 20, 1998
- Ice Storm in Kansas, December 20 to 21, 1998
- Cold in Kansas, December 20 to 23, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, December 20 to 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 20, 1998
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, December 1998
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: 5677989, 5677990, 5677991.