Kansas, 2008Winter Weather in Kansas, December 15 to 16, 2008
December 15 to 16, 2008 · NWS ICT · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Overunning precipitation over the top of a cold airmass, combined to produce two rounds of wintery precipitation across portions of Central and South Central Kansas late on December 15th into the early portion of December 16th, 2008. Two to five inches of snowfall combined with a thin layer of ice to produce numerous accidents and one death due to hazardous driving conditions.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 7
- Property damage
- $48,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Overunning precipitation over the top of a cold airmass, combined to produce two rounds of wintery precipitation across portions of Central and South Central Kansas late on December 15th into the early portion of December 16th, 2008. Two to five inches of snowfall combined with a thin layer of ice to produce numerous accidents and one death due to hazardous driving conditions.
Winter Weather, Montgomery
- When
- December 15, 6:07 PM CST to 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 4 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One to two inches of snowfall lead to numerous accidents across portions of Southeast Kansas. Five such accidents occurred across the county, but the most serious happened when a jeep with four teenagers slid into a fence and rolled over. Only minor injuries occurred with the accident.
Winter Weather, Sedgwick
- When
- December 15, 10:39 PM CST
- Where
- Sedgwick forecast zone
- Deaths
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two to four inches of snow fell across portions of the county resulting in numerous accidents. One such accident killed a man, when he lost control of his car and hit a tree at a high rate of speed on a city street.
Winter Weather, Saline
- When
- December 16, 4:00 AM CST to 6:40 AM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 38.784, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two to five inches of snow lead to some accidents across portions of the county. One such accident injured a man, when his car slid out of control on Interstate 135 just north of the Lindsborg exit.
Winter Weather, Reno
- When
- December 16, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Reno forecast zone
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 37.953, -98.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three to four inches of snowfall caused several accidents across the county. One such accident, injured a teenager, when his car slid into the path of a semi-tractor trailer along Kansas highway 96 near Haven.
Winter Weather, Wilson
- When
- December 16, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson forecast zone
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 37.559, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One to two inches of snow produced slick conditions across portions of Southeast Kansas. One such such accident near Fredonia involved a vehicles at a railrood crossing. Once the vehicle crossed the crossing it lost control and rolled into the ditch. A passenger in the vehicle was injured and taken to the hospital.
- 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.
- Winter Weather in Texas, December 15 to 16, 200894 injured · 14 events
- Winter Weather in Oklahoma, December 15 to 16, 20082 deaths · 19 injured · 5 events
- Heavy Rain and Frost and Freeze in California, December 15 to 17, 20082 deaths · $95,000 · 5 events
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 15 to 16, 20082 deaths · 10 events
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, December 15 to 16, 20082 deaths · 8 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, December 15 to 16, 20081 death · 6 events
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 15 to 16, 20081 death · 4 events
- Cold in Illinois, December 15, 20081 death · 1 event
- Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in Arizona, December 15 to 18, 200810 injured · 9 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, December 15 to 16, 200845 events
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, December 15 to 16, 2008$50,000 · 10 events
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, December 15, 200824 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: 147144, 145325, 145326, 145327, 147150.