Winter Weather — Ellsworth, Kansas

2009-12-06 · Ellsworth, Kansas

Direct deaths

Injuries

$15K

Property damage

Event narrative

Freezing drizzle caused numerous accidents across the county. A 42 year old Wichita, Kansas woman died in one such accident along Interstate 70 near Wilson, Kansas when the vehicle she was riding in slid into the path of an oncoming semi tractor trailer. The driver was also seriously injured in the accident.

Wider weather episode

A two pronged winter storm moved across the region during the period of December 6th through December the 8th, 2009. The initial system on December 6th spread a thin layer of freezing drizzle across portions of Central Kansas, which produced numerous automobile accidents with one leading to a death. A more potent low pressure area tracked along the Kansas/Oklahoma border on December 7th and 8th, 2009. This system led to a band of heavy snow across Central Kansas with a band of 6 to 12 inches along a line from Great Bend, Kansas to Salina, Kansas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 208530. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.