Kansas, 2003Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 1 to 2, 2003
January 1 to 2, 2003 · NWS ICT · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
6 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Heavy Snow, Woodson
- When
- January 1, 11:00 PM CST to January 2, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Woodson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.887, -95.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A strong winter storm crossing Oklahoma and Southern Kansas spread convective snows across a small part of southeast Kansas New Year's night. A 30-40 mile wide swath of 5-7 inch accumulations stretched from southeast Cowley County east-northeast to Allen and Neosho Counties. The snow was preceded by a brief period of sleet, with both contributing greatly to hazardous travel across these areas. Although the majority of reports came from law enforcement officials, cooperative observers also provided valuable information regarding accumulations as well as road and highway reports.
Heavy Snow, Allen
- When
- January 1, 11:00 PM CST to January 2, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Allen forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.886, -95.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Cowley
- When
- January 1, 11:00 PM CST to January 2, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cowley forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Elk
- When
- January 1, 11:00 PM CST to January 2, 3:00 AM 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
- January 1, 11:00 PM CST to January 2, 3:00 AM 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
- January 1, 11:00 PM CST to January 2, 3:00 AM 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
- 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.
- Ice Storm in New York, January 1 to 2, 2003$1.1 million · 9 events
- Drought in Georgia, January 1 to 28, 200397 events
- High Wind in Washington, January 1 to 2, 2003$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 1 to 2, 2003$100,000 · 2 events
- Drought in New Mexico, January 1 to 31, 200322 events
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, January 1, 20031 injured · 14 events
- Drought in Colorado, January 1 to 31, 200321 events
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 1 to 2, 200314 events
- Winter Storm in New York, January 1 to 2, 200313 events
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 1 to 2, 200310 events
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 20038 events
- Drought in Utah, January 1 to 31, 20037 events
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5339390, 5339391, 5339392, 5339393, 5339394, 5339395.