Light freezing drizzle in northeast Kansas caused numerous accidents across the area. One of those accidents proved fatal, as a vehicle ran off the road at the Manhattan exit of Interstate 70.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.
Light freezing drizzle in northeast Kansas caused numerous accidents across the area. One of those accidents proved fatal, as a vehicle ran off the road at the Manhattan exit of Interstate 70.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Light freezing drizzle in northeast Kansas caused numerous accidents across the area. One of those accidents proved fatal, as a vehicle ran off the road at the Manhattan exit of Interstate 70.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather, Geary | 2010-12-15 | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, December 2010
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 270592.