Kansas, 2026Winter Storm in Kansas, January 23 to 25, 2026
January 23 to 25, 2026 · NWS TOP · 22 events in 19 counties and zones
Snow began to fall across central Kansas Friday night January 23rd and continued to fall through the 24th before ending early Sunday morning on the 25th. Despite the long duration of snow most areas received modest amounts ranging from 5 to 8 inches.
Every event with a place to put it; 22 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
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.
Snow began to fall across central Kansas Friday night January 23rd and continued to fall through the 24th before ending early Sunday morning on the 25th. Despite the long duration of snow most areas received modest amounts ranging from 5 to 8 inches. Air temperatures were unusually cold in the 0 to 5 above range making the snow very dry and powdery. Winds were not strong with this event mainly staying in the 5 to 15 mph range so widespread blowing and drifting was not a widespread problem.
Winter Storm, Republic
- When
- January 23, 10:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Republic forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.828, -97.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS reports of 5.5 inches were measured KS-RP-3 4 miles north of Belleville and KS-RP-14 at Cuba.
Winter Storm, Cloud
- When
- January 23, 10:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cloud forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.480, -97.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 8.5 inches measured in Concordia from KS-CD-9 station.
Winter Storm, Cloud
- When
- January 23, 10:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cloud forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.480, -97.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 8.0 inches measured at KS-OT-2 7 miles northeast of Ada and 7.5 inches measured at KS-OT-17 7 miles northwest of Minneapolis.
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- January 23, 10:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -97.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 8.5 inches measured at KS-WS-14 6.9 miles southeast of Palmer in far southern Washington County.
Winter Storm, Clay
- When
- January 23, 10:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -97.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 5 inches at Wakefield and 12.4 NNE of Clay Center.
Winter Storm, Dickinson
- When
- January 23, 10:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dickinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.867, -97.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS reports of 7 inches at Abilene, 2.1 SW of Enterprise and Chapman.
Winter Storm, Morris
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.687, -96.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS reports of 7 inches at White City and 5.5 inches at Council Grove.
Winter Storm, Geary
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Geary forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.002, -96.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 7.5 inches at station KS-GE-20 7.2 northwest of Alta Vista.
Winter Storm, Riley
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Riley forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.297, -96.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 7.7 inches at station KS-RL-63 in Manhattan. 6.5 inches was also measured at KS-RL-51 7 miles northwest of Manhattan.
Winter Storm, Marshall
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -96.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 6 inches from KS-MS-25 at Marysville in Marshall county.
Winter Storm, Lyon
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 6.6 inches from KS-LY-20 Emporia.
Winter Storm, Wabaunsee
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wabaunsee forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.953, -96.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 6 inches from KS-WB-3 Mcfarland.
Winter Storm, Pottawatomie
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.379, -96.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 6.8 inches from KS-PT-42 Saint George.
Winter Storm, Osage
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Osage forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.652, -95.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 5.5 inches from KS-OS-13 which is 6.7 miles southeast of Scranton.
Winter Storm, Shawnee
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shawnee forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 6 inches from KS-SN-34 in Topeka.
Winter Storm, Shawnee
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shawnee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
NWS Topeka measured 7.2 inches of snow from this event.
Winter Storm, Franklin
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.565, -95.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 5.5 inches at KS-FR-10 3 miles northwest of Pomona.
Winter Storm, Douglas
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.885, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS report of 6 inches at KS-DG-87 in Lawrence.
Winter Storm, Jefferson
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 39.236, -95.383 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CO-OP observer measured 6 inches of snow at Nortonville.
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 39.417, -95.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CO-OP observer measured 6 inches of snow 1 WSW of Holton.
Winter Storm, Pottawatomie
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.379, -96.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CoCoRaHS observer measured 9.2 inches of snow 4 miles southwest of Olsburg.
Winter Storm, Anderson
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM CST to January 25, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Anderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 38.214, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
COOP observer at Colony in Anderson County measured 5 inches of snow.
- 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1301036, 1301038, 1301039, 1301040, 1301044, 1301045, 1301046, 1301048, 1301051, 1301053, 1301054, 1301058, 1301060, 1301063, 1301064, 1301065, 1301068, 1301069, 1301070, 1301071, 1301073, 1301081.