Winter Weather, Decatur
- When
- January 2, 8:00 PM MST to January 3, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Kansas, January 2 to 3, 2005
Light freezing drizzle and light freezing rain covered much of NW Kansas Sunday evening (Jan 2) into early Monday morning (Jan 3). Slick roads resulted in numerous non-injury accidents with cars sliding off the road on interstate 70 and secondary roads.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 9
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 GLD wrote it up.
Light freezing drizzle and light freezing rain covered much of NW Kansas Sunday evening (Jan 2) into early Monday morning (Jan 3). Slick roads resulted in numerous non-injury accidents with cars sliding off the road on interstate 70 and secondary roads. Law enforcement and newspapers reported 3 traffic accidents Sunday evening around 8:30-9:00 pm CST on Interstate 70 near Colby. Freezing drizzle and driving too fast for conditions were mentioned as the main cause of the accidents, which resulted in minor injuries. A one-car fatality accident occurred Monday morning (Jan 3) after light freezing drizzle had ended. A 61-year old woman was killed when the car in which she was a passenger left the road due to icy roads. She died the following day.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Norton
- When
- January 2, 8:00 PM MST to January 3, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Norton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -99.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Sherman
- When
- January 2, 8:00 PM MST to January 3, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sherman forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Thomas
- When
- January 2, 8:00 PM MST to January 3, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Sheridan
- When
- January 2, 8:00 PM MST to January 3, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -100.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Graham
- When
- January 2, 8:00 PM MST to January 3, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Graham forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -99.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Logan
- When
- January 2, 8:00 PM MST to January 3, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Gove
- When
- January 2, 8:00 PM MST to January 3, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gove forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.916, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Wichita
- When
- January 2, 8:00 PM MST to January 3, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Wichita forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.482, -101.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in Texas, January 2 to 3, 2005
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 2, 2005
- Winter Weather in New York, January 2, 2005
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 2, 2005
- Winter Weather in New York, January 2, 2005
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Michigan, January 2, 2005
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 2 to 7, 2005
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 2 to 5, 2005
- Strong Wind in Vermont, January 2, 2005
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, January 2 to 3, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in California, January 2 to 4, 2005
- Winter Storm in California, January 2 to 4, 2005
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, January 2005
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: 5434219, 5434220, 5434221, 5434222, 5434223, 5434224, 5434312, 5434313, 5434314.