Kansas, 2000

Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 13, 2000

December 13, 2000 · NWS ICT · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

9 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

The radar

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Event by event

9 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Montgomery

When
December 13, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Labette

When
December 13, 2:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Labette forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.191, -95.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Chautauqua

When
December 13, 3:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Chautauqua forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.150, -96.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Elk

When
December 13, 4:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Elk forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.454, -96.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wilson

When
December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Wilson forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.559, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Neosho

When
December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Neosho forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Greenwood

When
December 13, 9:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Greenwood forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.878, -96.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A potent winter storm crossing Oklahoma and Arkansas buried nearly all of southeast Kansas with 6 to 14 inches of snow. The greatest accumulations, 10 to 14 inches, occurred across that part of southeast Kansas along, and east, of a line from Coffeyville in southeast Montgomery County to near Fredonia in western Wilson County to just southeast of Yates Center in southeast Woodson County. Trained storm spotters and area newspapers contributed to this report.

Heavy Snow, Woodson

When
December 13, 9:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Woodson forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.887, -95.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Allen

When
December 13, 9:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Allen forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.886, -95.301 (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.

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: 5159730, 5159731, 5159729, 5159726, 5159727, 5159728, 5159263, 5159264, 5159364.