Winter Weather in Kansas

Events

1,845

Deaths

53

Injuries

366

Damage

$5.6 million

• 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.
• 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 Weather in Kansas, December 31, 20064 deaths · 6 eventsThe back side of a strong area of low pressure brought a relatively quick round of moderate to heavy snow to portions of Central Kansas during the predawn to mid-morning hours on the 31st. Snow accumulations ranged from 3 to 5 inches.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, December 26, 20174 deaths · 1 eventBetween 1 and 2 inches of snow fell during the morning of December 26th causing slick travel on roadways. A winter weather advisory had been issued for the area where the fatal accident occurred.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, December 9, 20081 death · 41 injured · $2.0 million · 4 eventsThe first snowfall of the season lead to numerous accidents across South Central and Southeast Kansas, as an upper level disturbance moved across the area. This upper level disturbance lead to 1 to 3 inches of snow across portions of Southern Kansas.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, December 22 to 23, 20093 deaths · 3 injured · $175,000 · 2 eventsFog and light freezing drizzle produced a thin layer of ice on area roads, including Interstate 70. Accidents were reported in both Sherman and Thomas counties resulting in three fatalities and three injuries. Dozens of other non-injury accidents were reported.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, December 23 to 24, 20082 deaths · 20 injured · $200,000 · 6 eventsWarm air overrunning colder air at the surface resulted in widespread freezing drizzle and light freezing rain across portions of central, south-central and southeast Kansas from the 23rd through the early morning hours on the 24th.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, February 25 to 26, 20113 deaths · 1 injured · $90,000 · 4 eventsPeriods of freezing drizzle and freezing fog affected much of south-central and southeast Kansas from the late evening on the 25th through the morning on the 26th. Area roads became very slick, producing numerous accidents and slide-offs.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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 Weather in Kansas, December 23 to 24, 20101 death · 13 injured · $147,000 · 7 eventsPatchy light freezing rain and freezing drizzle during the evening hours on the 23rd produced a thin glaze of ice across central, south-central and portions of southeast Kansas. The glaze of ice produced very slick roads through the early morning hours on the 24th.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, December 21, 20222 deaths · 6 eventsOn December 21st, 2022, freezing drizzle and mist developed especially in the afternoon and evening hours which resulted in several vehicular accidents in north central and south central Kansas.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, December 16, 20162 deaths · 2 eventsDuring the morning dense freezing fog, with visibilities of a quarter mile or less and slick conditions on I-70, led to a multiple vehicle accident and two fatalities near Mingo. Another accident occurred south of Oakley on Highway 83.
• 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.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, December 9, 20081 death · 15 injured · 7 eventsAn initial shortwave trough spurred a cold front to dive through the region late the evening of the 8th through the morning of the 9th.
• 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.
• 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.
• Winter Weather in Kansas, December 15 to 16, 20081 death · 7 injured · $48,000 · 5 eventsOverunning precipitation over the top of a cold airmass, combined to produce two rounds of wintery precipitation across portions of Central and South Central Kansas late on December 15th into the early portion of December 16th, 2008.
• 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 Weather in Kansas, February 15, 201031 injured · 1 eventAn upper level disturbance produced scattered show showers across the area, during the afternoon of February 14th.

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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.