Winter Storm in Kansas

Events

2,730

Deaths

25

Injuries

118

Damage

$174 million

• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Kansas, March 27 to 28, 20093 deaths · 14 injured · $17 million · 26 eventsA late season winter storm of record breaking proportions struck central, south-central and southeast Kansas March 27-28, 2009. Heavy snow with blizzard conditions affected much of central and south-central Kansas, with accumulations exceeding 18 inches for some locations.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Kansas, January 4 to 5, 20254 deaths · 4 injured · 33 eventsA powerful long duration winter storm moved into Kansas during the weekend of January 4th and 5th. The event started with freezing drizzle and drizzle; there were numerous slide offs across the state on the 4th.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, January 4 to 5, 20053 deaths · 2 injured · $30 million · 16 eventsOn January 3rd, a strong cold front surged south across Kansas & Oklahoma before stalling along/near the Red River during the afternoon of the 4th.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, February 17, 20224 deaths · 5 eventsPeriods of moderate to heavy snow moved through the area during the morning hours on February 17. The highest totals were generally in the 5 to 10 inch range.
• Winter Storm and Flooding in Kansas, April 13 to 14, 20073 deaths · $20,000 · 11 eventsA powerful spring snowstorm moved through Kansas from the afternoon of April 13th to the early morning hours of April 14th. Winter storm warnings were hoisted for much of Central and South Central Kansas. The storm was strong enough that numerous areas reported thundersnow.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kansas, December 23 to 26, 20092 deaths · 6 injured · $77,000 · 17 eventsA double-barreled winter storms affected the Kansas region from the predawn hours on the 23rd through the early morning hours on the 25th.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, March 4, 20032 deaths · 8 injured · 23 eventsA winter storm spread freezing drizzle and snow across the area beginning around mid morning of the 4th and ending around late afternoon. Roads became very slick and hazardous and resulted in numerous accidents. At least 8 people were treated for injuries from the accidents.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 9 to 10, 20111 death · 14 injured · $767,000 · 9 eventsAn upper level storm system gradually developed over the northern Rockies and moved into the central plains on January 9th, 2011. This system led to a prolonged snowfall event across the region with most areas recieving 4 to 5 inches of snowfall.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, February 1 to 2, 20042 deaths · 1 injured · 23 eventsThe winter storm that began late on January 31 continued into February 2. Freezing rain and sleet with up to one half inch of glazing south of Interstate 70 gradually changed to all snow everywhere by late in the evening of the 1st.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, January 23, 20002 deaths · 2 injured · 1 eventThe storm system mentioned in the previous entry resulted in less than a half inch of snow in the Topeka area yet roads became slick and hazardous resulting in two major traffic accidents near the I-70 and I-470 interchange in west Topeka.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, December 6 to 8, 20091 death · 9 injured · $580,000 · 16 eventsA two pronged winter storm moved across the region during the period of December 6th through December the 8th, 2009.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 26 to 27, 20091 death · 6 injured · $2.1 million · 10 eventsA storm system approaching from the west in concert with relatively warm and moist air overrunning a cold arctic airmass entrenched over the area resulted in periodic bouts of freezing drizzle, freezing rain, sleet and light snow across portions of south-central and southeast…
• Winter Storm in Kansas, February 23, 20031 death · 15 injured · 17 eventsA winter storm moving southeast from the Rockies across Oklahoma produced snowfalls of ranging from 6-15 inches across most of South-Central and Southeast Kansas from Sunday afternoon, the 23rd, to Monday morning, the 24th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, November 29, 20061 death · 14 injured · 13 eventsArctic air followed very mild weather. Then a storm system moved into the plains and dropped a mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain and freezing drizzle. Numerous non-injury accidents occurred including a school bus in the Topeka area that slid off the road.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Kansas, February 1, 20111 death · 4 injured · $54,000 · 26 eventsA massive winter storm of historic proportions affected the region from the early morning hours January 31st through the evening hours February 1st.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, March 19 to 21, 201020 injured · $127,000 · 26 eventsAn intense late winter/early spring winter storm spread wintry precipitation and heavy snow across much of southeast Kansas from the evening hours of the 19th through the morning hours of the 21st.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Kansas, January 31, 201121 injured · $50,000 · 26 eventsA massive winter storm of historic proportions affected the region from the early morning hours January 31st through the evening hours February 1st.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, December 29 to 31, 2006$87 million · 13 eventsA second, major winter storm within one week brought a large area of heavy snowfall to all of eastern Colorado, southwest Nebraska and western Kansas.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, December 19 to 20, 20121 death · 1 injured · 12 eventsRain changed to sleet and snow from northwest to southeast across much of northeast Kansas. The rain changed to snow after 9pm across north central Kansas and after midnight across the rest of northeast Kansas.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Kansas, December 27, 20181 death · 50 kt wind · 19 eventsA winter storm system brought wide spread precipitation to Northwest Kansas, beginning on the 26th. The precipitation began as rain then transitioned to snow during the night of the 26th. Winds became strong as the rain changed over to snow the night of the 26th.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, February 20 to 21, 20101 death · 1 injured · 9 eventsA storm system moved out of the Rockies and across the state of Kansas on Sunday, February 21. As this storm system approached from the southwest, a cold airmass with sub freezing temperatures had already moved south across much of the area.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, December 15, 20191 death · 1 injured · 5 eventsWidespread heavy snow fell across the north central sections of Kansas. Snow totals were quick to pile up and varied from 2 to 9 inches across the area. Further to the south, lighter amounts of snow fell along with patches of freezing rain.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 4 to 5, 20051 death · 10 eventsFreezing rain and drizzle developed Tuesday morning over NW Kansas from Greeley and Wichita counties northeast to Gove, Graham and Norton counties.
• Winter Storm in Kansas, January 2, 19961 death · 1 injured · $8,000 · 1 event
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 31, 20111 death · 6 eventsFollowing a brief warm spell in late January, winter quickly returned to North Central Kansas on the last day of the month as a large upper level low pressure system carved into the central United States, bringing some of the coldest air of the season with it.

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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.