Winter Storm — Sumner, Kansas

2025-01-09 to 2025-01-10 · Sumner, Kansas

Event narrative

A snow total of 5.8 inches was reported in Conway Springs. Based on other reports around the, and adjacent to, the county, around 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across Sumner County. The heaviest snow totals occurred across the western and northern portions of the county. Additionally, a couple of traffic accidents were noted with snowy and icy road conditions present.

Wider weather episode

A broad area of snow began impacting much of central, south central and southeast Kansas during the afternoon of January 9. A narrow band of moderate to heavy snow developed during the evening hours generally along a Wichita to Harper line that quickly increased snow totals for locations along this corridor. By the early morning hours of January 10, many locations along the Kansas Turnpike and southwest of the Wichita metro had around 4 to 7 inches of snow on the ground. This impacted the morning commute with multiple non-injury accidents and closed schools across the Wichita metro as well as surrounding areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1242303. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.