Winter Storm, Cherokee
- When
- December 25, 4:00 PM CST to December 26, 3:30 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 in Kansas, December 25 to 26, 2000
A winter storm produced a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Some of the freezing rain accumulated up to one quarter inch thick on area roadways.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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.
A winter storm produced a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Some of the freezing rain accumulated up to one quarter inch thick on area roadways. Numerous accidents were reported, but no deaths or serious injuries occurred. No major power outages were noted.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heavy Snow in Texas, December 25 to 27, 2000
- Avalanche in Wyoming, December 25, 2000
- Rip Current in California, December 25, 2000
- High Wind in California, December 25 to 26, 2000
- Winter Storm in Texas, December 25 to 27, 2000
- Winter Storm in Texas, December 25 to 27, 2000
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 25 to 27, 2000
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, December 25 to 27, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 25 to 27, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Maine, December 25 to 26, 2000
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, December 25 to 27, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New Hampshire, December 25 to 26, 2000
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5168026.