Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 10, 2006

Name: Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 10, 2006
Start: 2006-01-10T01:00
End: 2006-01-10T17:00
Location: Kansas

January 10, 2006 · NWS TOP · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

2 winter weather, 1 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 9, 2:37 PM CST, 10 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 2:37 PM CST, 10 hours 23 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

2 winter weather, 1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Coffey

When: January 10, 1:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Coffey forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Franklin

When: January 10, 1:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.565, -95.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall averaged one to four inches with some very localized higher amounts. The snow mixed with freezing rain and sleet which added to the travel hazard. Numerous accidents and a few indirect injuries were reported due to the hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Storm, Anderson

When: January 10, 3:30 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Anderson forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.214, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow began falling around 1am. Snowfall averaged six to eight inches. The snow was mixed with some freezing rain and sleet which added to the travel hazard. Numerous accidents and a couple of indirect injuries were reported due to the very hazardous driving conditions.

What these are

Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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

Every storm in Kansas in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, January 2006

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5485978, 5485979, 5485980.