On December 21st, 2022, freezing drizzle and mist developed especially in the afternoon and evening hours which resulted in several vehicular accidents in north central and south central Kansas. Unfortunately there were possible and suspected injuries as well as two fatalities associated with these accidents.
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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 ICT wrote it up.
On December 21st, 2022, freezing drizzle and mist developed especially in the afternoon and evening hours which resulted in several vehicular accidents in north central and south central Kansas. Unfortunately there were possible and suspected injuries as well as two fatalities associated with these accidents.
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 Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 21, 5:44 AM CST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Freezing drizzle and mist created icy conditions across the county which resulted in couple of vehicular accidents in the afternoon and late evening. Only minor details are known.
Freezing drizzle and mist created icy conditions across the county which resulted in a vehicular accident with a suspected injury. Only minor details are known.
Freezing drizzle and mist created icy conditions across the county which resulted in multiple vehicular accidents including unfortunately one fatality as well as several possible or suspected injuries. Only minor details are known for most of the accidents.
Freezing drizzle and mist created icy conditions across the county which resulted in multiple vehicular accidents including some with suspected or possible injuries. Only minor details are known.
Freezing drizzle and mist created icy conditions along the Kansas Turnpike which resulted in multiple vehicular accidents including one with a possible injury. Only minor details are known.
Freezing drizzle and mist created icy conditions across the county which resulted in multiple vehicular accidents including unfortunately one fatality due to an overturned vehicle. Only minor details are known for most of the accidents.
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, Sedgwick | 2022-12-21 | 69 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
| Winter Weather, Saline | 2022-12-21 | 21 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, December 2022
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: 1071490, 1071485, 1071488, 1071484, 1071478, 1071487.