Kansas, 2014

Winter Weather in Kansas, January 31, 2014

January 31, 2014 · NWS EAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Slick driving conditions caused a fatal accident.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 EAX wrote it up.

Slick driving conditions caused a fatal accident.

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Johnson

When
January 31, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Deaths
0 direct, 1 indirect
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
38.884, -94.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A fatality accident occurred due to icy roads after a winter storm moved through the area. Two vehicles were parked beside a road of an exit ramp off I-35, with people standing between the cars. An 18-wheeler was exiting the interstate and struck the back of one of the vehicles. One of the people between the cars was caught between the cars and killed.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Winter Weather, Johnson2014-01-31Outside/Open AreasIndirect

What these are

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

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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: 497587.