Kansas, 2025

Winter Weather in Kansas, December 13, 2025

December 13, 2025 · NWS ICT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A broad area of freezing drizzle impacted portions of central Kansas on December 13th. 19 inches of ice.

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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 ICT wrote it up.

A broad area of freezing drizzle impacted portions of central Kansas on December 13th. Flat ice accumulations at the Russell Airport ASOS measured 0.19 inches of ice. There were also reports of slide-offs due to icy road conditions.

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Russell

When
December 13, 10:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Russell forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
38.915, -98.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were reports of multiple slide-offs due to icy road conditions. Additionally, the Russell ASOS site measured 0.19 inches of flat ice accumulation.

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: 1306090.