Kansas, 2002

Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 29 to 31, 2002

January 29 to 31, 2002 · NWS ICT · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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.

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Event by event

10 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Russell

When
January 29, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Russell forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The same winter storm that produced widespread freezing rain and sleet across south-central and southeast Kansas brought heavy snow to central and part of south-central Kansas. The greatest accumulations, 8-12 inches, buried that part of central Kansas along, and northwest, of a line from Great Bend to Salina. Areas to the southeast of this line, specifically Rice, McPherson, Marion, Reno, Marion and most of Harvey Counties received accumulations of 4 to 6 inches by the morning of the 31st. However, in the latter case, the snow was occasionally mixed with freezing rain and sleet, producing a thin layer of ice atop the snow. Travel was treacherous, with snow emergency procedures implemented.

Heavy Snow, Lincoln

When
January 29, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.045, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Barton

When
January 29, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Barton forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.479, -98.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ellsworth

When
January 29, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Ellsworth forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.697, -98.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Saline

When
January 29, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Saline forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.784, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Rice

When
January 29, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Rice forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.347, -98.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, McPherson

When
January 29, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 9:00 AM CST
Where
McPherson forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.392, -97.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Marion

When
January 29, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Marion forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.359, -97.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Reno

When
January 29, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Reno forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.953, -98.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Harvey

When
January 29, 8:00 PM CST to January 31, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Harvey forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.043, -97.427 (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: 5276941, 5276942, 5276943, 5276944, 5276945, 5276946, 5276947, 5276948, 5276949, 5276950.