Kansas, 2001

Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 16 to 17, 2001

January 16 to 17, 2001 · NWS DDC · 18 events in 18 counties and zones

Snow spread across the CWA, from west to east. The heaviest snowfall occurred south of a Larned to Hugoton line and north of a Meade to Macksville line.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
18

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 DDC wrote it up.

Snow spread across the CWA, from west to east. The heaviest snowfall occurred south of a Larned to Hugoton line and north of a Meade to Macksville line. Six to 10 inches was common. Eleven inches was recorded near Elkhart, 15 inches in Johnson and 16 inches in Syracuse.

The radar

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Event by event

18 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Edwards

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Edwards forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
37.888, -99.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Finney

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Finney forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ford

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Ford forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Grant

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Grant forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
37.562, -101.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Gray

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Gray forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hamilton

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Haskell

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Haskell forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hodgeman

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Hodgeman forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Kearny

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Kearny forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Lane

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Lane forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.481, -100.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Meade

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Meade forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Morton

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Morton forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ness

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Ness forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pawnee

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Pawnee forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.181, -99.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Scott

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Scott forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Seward

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Seward forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
37.193, -100.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Stanton

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Stanton forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
37.563, -101.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Stevens

When
January 16, 6:00 AM CST to January 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Stevens forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
37.192, -101.312 (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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5231034, 5231035, 5231036, 5231037, 5231038, 5231039, 5231040, 5231041, 5231130, 5231131, 5231132, 5231133, 5231134, 5231135, 5231136, 5231137, 5231138, 5231139.