A prolonged winter storm affected the Southern Plains on January 23rd through the 25th. Central and eastern Kansas saw all snow for this event.
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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.
A prolonged winter storm affected the Southern Plains on January 23rd through the 25th. Central and eastern Kansas saw all snow for this event. It snowed for 40 straight hours in Wichita. Most locations across central, south central and southeast Kansas picked up between five to a little above nine inches; near Smolan in Saline County measured 9.1 inches for the event.
Extreme cold air spilled south across the Plains with this event. Nine temperature records were either set or tied during the January 23rd through January 26th time frame. Both Russell and Salina saw low temperatures of -16 with widespread wind chills in the 10 to 20 below zero range. In Wichita, the homeless shelter provided housing for over 365 guests which is above average and near their capacity. There is one unconfirmed fatality of an unhoused individual who didn't seek shelter.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
26 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Based on surrounding reports and reports across the county, around 5 to 7 inches of snow fell across Barton County. The highest total was five miles southeast of Albert where 6.8 inches of snow fell across the event.
Based on surrounding reports along with reports from within the county, an estimated 7 to 8 inches of snow fell across Ellsworth County. The highest reported snow total was 8.0 inches in Ellsworth.
Based on surrounding reports along with reports within the county, an estimated 6 to 7 inches of snow fell across Harvey County throughout the event. The highest reported snow total was 6.5 inches about two miles northeast of Newton.
Based on surrounding reports as well as reports from within the county, an estimated 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across Lincoln County. The highest reported snow total was 7.0 inches in Barnard.
Based on surrounding reports and reports within the county, an estimated 6 to 7 inches of snow fell across Marion County. The highest reported snow total was 7.0 inches in Peabody.
Based on surrounding reports and reports within the county, an estimated 7 to 9 inches of snow fell across McPherson County. The highest reported snow total was 8.1 inches about three miles east of Lindsborg.
Based on surrounding reports as well as reports from around the county, an estimated 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across Rice County. The highest reported snow total was 7.5 inches about eight miles northeast of Lyons.
Based on surrounding reports as well as reports from within the county, an estimated 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across Russell County. The highest reported snow total was 8.0 inches about eight miles northwest of Russell.
Based on surrounding reports and reports from within the county, an estimated 7 to 10 inches of snow fell across Saline County. The highest reported snow total was 9.1 inches about three miles south-southeast of Smolan.
Based on surrounding reports as well as reports from around the county, an estimated 5 to 7 inches of snow fell across Reno County. The highest reported total was 5.8 inches about three miles southwest of Sylvia.
Based on surrounding reports as well as reports from within the county, an estimated 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across Sedgwick County. The highest reported snow total was 7.7 inches at Edgemoor and Kellogg on the east side of Wichita via KWCH.
Based on surrounding reports as well as reports within the county, an estimated 5 to 6 inches of snow fell across Kingman County throughout the event. The highest reported snow total was 5.7 inches in Kingman.
Based on surrounding reports and reports across the county, an estimated 6 to 9 inches of snow fell across Butler County through the course of the event. The highest total reported in the county was 8.4 inches about one mile south of El Dorado.
Based on surrounding reports and reports within the county, an estimated 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across Chase County throughout the event. The highest report within the county was 7.8 inches in Wonsevu.
Based on surrounding reports along with reports in the county, an estimated 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across Greenwood County. The highest report in the county was 7.0 inches about seven miles southwest of Toronto.
Based on surrounding reports across the county along with reports within the county, an estimated 5 to 7 inches of snow fell across Harper County. The highest reported snow total was 6.4 inches in Anthony.
Based on surrounding reports and reports within the county, an estimated 5 to 9 inches of snow fell across Sumner County. The highest reported snow total was 8.5 inches in Caldwell.
Based on surrounding reports and reports within the county, an estimated 6 to 9 inches of snow fell across Cowley County through the course of the event. The highest reported snowfall total was 9.0 inches about three miles southwest of Winfield.
Based on surrounding reports and reports across the county, an estimated 6 to 8 inches fell across Allen County during the event. The highest report in the county was in Moran where 7.6 inches of snow fell.
Based on surrounding reports along with reports in the county, an estimated 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across Chautauqua County throughout the event. The highest report within the county was 7.1 inches about three miles south of Peru.
Based on surrounding reports along with reports within the county, an estimated 5 to 7 inches of snow fell across Elk County throughout the event. The highest reported snowfall total was 6.0 inches about one mile north of Grenola.
Based on surrounding reports along with reports across the county, an estimated 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across Labette County. The highest reported snowfall total was 6.3 inches about two miles northwest of Parsons.
Based on surrounding reports as well as reports within the county, an estimated 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across Montgomery County. The highest reported snow total was 8.0 inches about 2.5 miles east-northeast of Liberty.
Based on surrounding reports as well as reports within the county, an estimated 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across Neosho County. The highest reported snow total was 7.5 inches about one mile north-northeast of Galesburg.
Based on surrounding observations as well as reports from within the county, an estimated 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across Wilson County throughout the event. The highest reported snow total was 8.0 inches about three miles northeast Neodesha.
Based on surrounding reports as well as reports from within the county, an estimated 7 to 8 inches of snow fell across Woodson County throughout the event. The highest reported snow total was 8 inches in Toronto.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, January 2026
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: 1313982, 1314014, 1314023, 1314048, 1314051, 1314053, 1314062, 1314064, 1314074, 1314060, 1314076, 1314026, 1313987, 1313990, 1314015, 1314017, 1314127, 1313992, 1313602, 1313991, 1314010, 1314036, 1314056, 1314058, 1314077, 1314091.