Kansas, 2020Winter Weather in Kansas, January 16, 2020
January 16, 2020 · NWS GLD · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A light freezing rain and dense freezing fog event occurred between the 16th and 17th of January in northwest Kansas. Ice accumulations and poor visibility led to dangerous driving conditions across the area, although only one car accident was reported in northwest Kansas and roads largely remained open.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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.
A light freezing rain and dense freezing fog event occurred between the 16th and 17th of January in northwest Kansas. Ice accumulations and poor visibility led to dangerous driving conditions across the area, although only one car accident was reported in northwest Kansas and roads largely remained open.
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 Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 16, 4:41 PM MST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 4:41 PM MST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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</html>Winter Weather, Wallace
- When
- January 16, 5:54 PM MST
- Where
- Wallace forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Local law enforcement reported a rollover accident caused by icy road conditions about 3 miles north of the Greeley County line along KS Hwy 27. Local deputies on the scene of the accident reported as much as half an inch of ice accumulation on the roadway and that it was very dangerous to walk on.
- 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.
- Avalanche and Heavy Snow in California, January 16 to 17, 20201 death · 2 injured · 101 kt wind · 31 events
- Winter Weather in Texas, January 16 to 17, 20201 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, January 16, 2020$115,000 · 16 events
- Strong Wind in New York, January 16, 2020$170,000 · 5 events
- High Wind in New York, January 16, 2020$120,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events
- Debris Flow and Flooding in California, January 16, 20200.25 in hail · 54 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, January 16 to 17, 2020$52,000 · 76 kt wind · 16 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, January 16, 2020$50,000 · 5 events
- Strong Wind and Cold in New York, January 16 to 17, 2020$20,000 · 22 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, January 16 to 17, 202027 events
- Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in American Samoa, January 16 to 18, 2020$25,000 · 2 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Mexico, January 16 to 17, 202058 kt wind · 19 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 873698.