Kansas, 2000

Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 13, 2000

December 13, 2000 · NWS EAX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Snow overspread east-central Kansas around midnight on December 13th, and fell heavily at times through the morning hours. Heaviest snows fell from Paola south to Mound City, with 7 to 9 inches reported.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

Snow overspread east-central Kansas around midnight on December 13th, and fell heavily at times through the morning hours. Heaviest snows fell from Paola south to Mound City, with 7 to 9 inches reported. 6 inch snow totals were reported in the Kansas City metro area. Schools were closed throughout the area up to 3 days. Numerous traffic accidents were reported.

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Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Linn

When
December 13, 8:00 AM CST to 2:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Miami

When
December 13, 10:00 AM CST to 3:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Wyandotte

When
December 13, 2:00 PM CST to 4:00 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)

Heavy Snow, Johnson

When
December 13, 2:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
38.884, -94.822 (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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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: 5167744, 5167743, 5167741, 5167742.