Ice Storm in Pottawatomie, Kansas

Ice Storm March 1, 2001 · Pottawatomie, Kansas

Deaths

The wider storm

Slick roads caused by freezing rain resulted in two fatal accidents just minutes apart. The first accident occurred 3 miles north of Wamego in Pottawatomie county when slick roads caused a 2 vehicle collision that resulted in the death of a 17 year old female driver of one of the cars. The second accident occurred just 5 minutes later 15 miles east of Junction City in Geary county when a vehicle slid off the road and overturned killing a 23 year old male passenger.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5233932. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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