Heavy Snow in Kansas

Events

1,584

Deaths

17

Injuries

75

Damage

$13 million

• Heavy Snow in Kansas, April 10 to 11, 19977 deaths · $207,000 · 8 eventsA late season moisture laden snow storm dumped 4 to 8 inches of accumulation across North Central and Northeast kansas generally north and west of Manhattan or along and north of a line from Abilene in Dickenson County to Baileyville in Nemaha County.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 20 to 21, 20075 deaths · 12 injured · $32,000 · 26 eventsOn Saturday, January 20th, a powerful storm system ejected northeast from the southern rockies across the southern and central plains.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kansas, February 3 to 4, 20141 death · 13 injured · $2.6 million · 26 eventsA strong upper level storm system approached the plains from the southwest during the day on February 3rd, 2014. By late evening, snow began to fall over extreme South Central Kansas.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kansas, March 7 to 8, 20112 deaths · 1 injured · $65,000 · 7 eventsA storm system moved out of the Rockies and onto the plains, producing a band of heavy snow across portions of northwest Kansas. The most significant snow fell along a line from Tribune and Leoti, northeast to Hoxie.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kansas, February 8 to 9, 201126 injured · $464,000 · 27 eventsA potent upper level low pressure area across the central Rockies moved east across Kansas and Oklahoma on Tuesday, February 8th. At the same time, frigid Arctic air settled south across the Central Plains.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 24, 19971 death · 9 injured · $60,000 · 23 eventsA very wet snow fell in all of North Central, Northeast and East Central Kansas. The precipitation was mostly snow from the onset in North Central Kansas.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kansas, December 23, 20091 death · 8 injured · $80,000 · 8 eventsA complex winter storm developed over the central High Plains early on the 23rd, producing an area of moderate to heavy snow generally southeast of a line from Russell Springs in Logan County to Norcatur in Decatur County.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 20 to 21, 20071 death · 23 eventsA winter storm system swept into the Central Plains late the third week of January. Extremely cold temperatures throughout the atmosphere associated with this system allowed only snow to fall across northeast Kansas.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, February 25, 20201 death · 2 injured · 5 eventsAn intense upper low led to narrow bands (one county wide) of heavy snow across portions of central Kansas on February 25th, 2020.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kansas, November 22 to 23, 20191 death · 6 eventsA strong upper level system lifted northeast across South-Central Kansas throughout the day and evening and combined with a surface front in southeast Kansas to produce widespread moderate across most of Central Kansas. Snow amounts between 3-5 inches were measured.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 12 to 13, 20001 death · $10,000 · 3 eventsA major winter storm dropped 8 to 12 inches of snow in southeast Kansas. The hardest hit areas were in Cherokee County where up to 14 inches fell near Galena and Columbus.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 30 to 31, 2002$9.8 million · 7 eventsA long-lived major ice and snow storm blasted much of eastern Kansas, January 29th through January 31st. Ice accumulations of 1 to 2 inches were observed with snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches in Atchison and Doniphan counties.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, October 22, 1996$3.5 million · 17 eventsAn early season winter storm produced a record breaking heavy wet snow in most of northeast and east central Kansas.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, November 16, 2009$4.8 million · 9 eventsA slow moving storm system produced 6 to 12 inches of heavy wet snow across parts of Northeast Kansas. The heaviest snow and greatest impact occurred along and north of a Concordia to Hiawatha line where numerous power outages due to downed power lines were reported.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 7 to 8, 19978 injured · $80,000 · 17 eventsFour to seven inches fell across most of Northeast and East Central Kansas. The snow contributed to numerous automobile accidents most of which were minor.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 20 to 21, 202389 eventsA strong southwest upper-level low made its way south of the CWA putting a good bullseye across southwest Kansas for snowfall. Ahead of the frontal and around the occlusion, many reports of 2-10 inches.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, October 23, 1996$500,000 · 1 eventA record setting early season snowfall knocked out power to an estimated 50,000 customers. The heavy wet snow also knocked over numerous trees which were still foliage filled and downed power lines.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, March 10 to 11, 2000$250,000 · 4 eventsDuring the night of the 10th and 11th, a late season winter storm produced a narrow swath of 6 to 8 inch snowfalls across extreme southeast Kansas. Possessing a high water content, the heavy snow caused widespread damage to trees, power lines and about 30 power poles.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, October 22, 1996$250,000 · 1 eventHeavy wet snow from a record setting early season snowfall downed numerous foliage filled trees and power lines. An estimated 15,000 Kansas Power and Light customers lost power during the storm.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, October 22, 1996$250,000 · 1 eventHeavy wet snow from an record setting early season snowfall downed numerous power lines and foliage filled trees.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kansas, December 9 to 24, 199752 eventsSix to eight inches of snow accumulated in a very narrow band from Scott City to Hays. The band was only a couple of miles wide. Either side of this band, amounts ranged from 2 to 4 inches.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 8 to 9, 1997$60,000 · 3 eventsSix inches or more of snow fell over extreme southeast Kansas from noon on the eighth until the early morning of the ninth. The greatest amount of snow was reported in Fort Scott, where eight inches of snow fell. Damage costs were due to the costs of snow removal.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Kansas, November 25 to 26, 202340 eventsSnow spread from southwest to northeast across the state of Kansas. The snow began in central Kansas around 9am and persisted for 12 to 15 hours across much of the area. Many areas received 4-8 inches of snow with a few spots measuring more or less.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 9, 202640 eventsAn upper-level trough positioned itself to support the development of a strong mid-level frontogenesis band. It took advantage of tremendous mid-level moisture and lift.
• Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 20 to 21, 200739 eventsA strong upper level low pressure system moved rapidly from west Texas through western Kansas Saturday evening and night, January 20th. This brought heavy snow to much of southwest and south central Kansas by Sunday morning, January 21st.

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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 2026-09-24.