Winter Storm in Kansas, December 12 to 13, 2000

Name: Winter Storm in Kansas, December 12 to 13, 2000
Start: 2000-12-12T20:00
End: 2000-12-13T16:00
Location: Kansas

December 12 to 13, 2000 · NWS TOP · 17 events in 17 counties and zones

A winter storm spread across much of the area and brought heavy snow to parts of the area. The heaviest snow amounts of 10 to 12 inches were across the Burlington and Garnett areas.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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.

A winter storm spread across much of the area and brought heavy snow to parts of the area. The heaviest snow amounts of 10 to 12 inches were across the Burlington and Garnett areas. Amounts tapered off further to the north and west with 3 to 5 inch amounts common in an area from Abilene to Alma to Valley Falls. A number of vehicle accidents resulted from the winter storm but there were no known fatalities.

The radar

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Event by event

17 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Anderson

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Anderson forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.214, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Clay

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 39.350, -97.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Coffey

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Coffey forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Dickinson

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Dickinson forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.867, -97.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Douglas

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.885, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Franklin

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.565, -95.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Geary

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Geary forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 39.002, -96.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Jackson

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 39.417, -95.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Jefferson

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 39.236, -95.383 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lyon

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Lyon forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Morris

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Morris forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.687, -96.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Osage

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Osage forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.652, -95.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Ottawa

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Ottawa forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 39.133, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Pottawatomie

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Pottawatomie forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 39.379, -96.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Riley

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Riley forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 39.297, -96.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Shawnee

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Shawnee forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Wabaunsee

When: December 12, 8:00 PM CST to December 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Wabaunsee forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.953, -96.205 (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

Every storm in Kansas in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, December 2000

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: 5166718, 5166719, 5166720, 5166721, 5166722, 5166723, 5166724, 5166725, 5166726, 5166727, 5166728, 5166729, 5166861, 5166862, 5166863, 5166864, 5166865.