Kansas, 2025Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 4 to 5, 2025
January 4 to 5, 2025 · NWS GLD · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
A winter storm consisting of a mixture of freezing drizzle, freezing fog resulting in thick rime ice and light snow occurred across NW Kansas. Reports of up to one half inch in radial ice accumulation was reported via social media pictures across the area along with snow up to 2 inches.
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- Deaths
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- None recorded
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- 7
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 winter storm consisting of a mixture of freezing drizzle, freezing fog resulting in thick rime ice and light snow occurred across NW Kansas. Reports of up to one half inch in radial ice accumulation was reported via social media pictures across the area along with snow up to 2 inches.
Winter Weather, Thomas
- When
- January 4, 2:00 AM CST to January 5, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Social media reports with pictures of 0.4 inches of radial icing along the side of fuel pumps near Brewster. An additional report with picture of 0.25 inches of radial icing covering a fence post 1 NE Colby and along one side of tree branch. These were from persistent freezing drizzle and freezing fog.
Winter Weather, Gove
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gove forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 38.916, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A picture that showed one quarter of an inch of radial ice on one side of a tree limb 3 miles to the east of Grinnell.
Winter Storm, Norton
- When
- January 4, 5:15 AM CST to 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Norton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -99.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A Facebook report of 5 E Clayton reported 0.5 inches of ice from a combination of freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and riming from freezing fog on a small tree branch was occurring. There was also the mention that several small tree branches were breaking from the ice. Law enforcement in the town of Norton also reported 2.5 inches of snow.
Winter Weather, Graham
- When
- January 4, 6:30 AM CST to January 5, 12:46 AM CST
- Where
- Graham forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -99.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Multiple social media reports of radial ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.5 inches accumulated on elevated surfaces and on the east side of the surfaces. These reports were from 7 SSE New Almelo and 2 E Hill City. The amounts based on the pictures were radial amounts. There was ongoing freezing rain, freezing drizzle, freezing fog and snow during the event. 2.5 inches of snow was reported 2 E Hill City.
Winter Weather, Sherman
- When
- January 4, 7:53 AM MST to January 5, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sherman forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Radial ice accumulation of 0.4 inches was observed at the NWS Goodland office along the eastern edge of a snow stick. This was the result of persistent freezing drizzle and freezing fog for the previous 24 hours. The Goodland ASOS also report 0.16 inches of ice. Additional 0.7 inches of snow was measured at the office as well.
Winter Weather, Sheridan
- When
- January 4, 2:00 PM CST to January 5, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -100.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A social media report from 5 SE Seldon along with a picture showed around 7/16 of radial ice accumulation from a mix of freezing drizzle, freezing fog and freezing rain. Reports of 3 inches snow was received via social media from 5 N Tasco and 5 SE Seldon.
Winter Weather, Logan
- When
- January 4, 4:00 PM CST to January 5, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A Facebook user located 5 WSW Monument Rocks relayed a picture of 0.25 inches of radial ice accumulation due to persistent freezing drizzle. The emergency manager also reported 0.1 inches of ice on tree limbs in town along with 0.5 inches of snow.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
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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: 1226930, 1226925, 1226814, 1226926, 1226929, 1226928, 1226927.