Kansas, 2000

Extreme Cold in Kansas, December 10 to 31, 2000

December 10 to 31, 2000 · NWS EAX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Arctic air gripped northeast Kansas for the final 3 weeks of December. Except for a few hours on the 15thand 16th, temperatures remained below freezing for the entire period.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 EAX wrote it up.

Arctic air gripped northeast Kansas for the final 3 weeks of December. Except for a few hours on the 15thand 16th, temperatures remained below freezing for the entire period. Daily temperatures were 10 to 20degrees below normal through the period. Average highs were in the teens and twenties with averagelows in the single digits. Olathe dropped to 10 below zero on the 22nd. Snow cover persisted across thearea from the 13th through the end of the month. Numerous water pipes and water mains were broken,especially in the Kansas City area.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

7 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Atchison

When
December 10, 8:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Atchison forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.532, -95.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Doniphan

When
December 10, 8:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Doniphan forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.788, -95.147 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Johnson

When
December 10, 8:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.884, -94.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Leavenworth

When
December 10, 8:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Leavenworth forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.199, -95.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Linn

When
December 10, 8:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Linn forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.212, -94.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Miami

When
December 10, 8:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Miami forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.564, -94.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wyandotte

When
December 10, 8:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Wyandotte forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.115, -94.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5167745, 5167746, 5167747, 5167748, 5167749, 5167750, 5167751.