Kansas, 2024

Winter Weather in Kansas, January 9, 2024

January 9, 2024 · NWS SGF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A cold airmass moved into the region as precipitation moved over the area. Precipitation started as a light rain/snow mixture during the early morning of January 9 before changing over to snow just before sunrise.

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The toll

Deaths
0
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 SGF wrote it up.

A cold airmass moved into the region as precipitation moved over the area. Precipitation started as a light rain/snow mixture during the early morning of January 9 before changing over to snow just before sunrise. Snow then continued to fall into the afternoon hours before tapering off. Snow amounts from 1 to 2 inches fell across portions of far southeastern Kansas. Roads became snow covered to partially covered and slippery. Schools were closed due to winter weather where snowfall occurred.

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Cherokee

When
January 9, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
37.169, -94.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Precipitation started as a light rain/snow mixture during the early morning of January 9 before changing over to snow just before sunrise. Snow then continued to fall into the afternoon hours before tapering off. Snow amounts around an inch fell across the county. A Co-Op Observer report of a measured storm total of 0.5 inch of snow was received from Columbus. Roads became snow covered to partially covered and slippery. Schools were closed due to winter weather.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1156976.