Ice Storm — Greenwood, Kansas

2002-01-30 to 2002-01-31 · Greenwood, Kansas

Event narrative

The same winter storm that all but paralized south-central Kansas hit southeast Kansas early on the morning of the 30th and lasted well into the morning of the 31st. Freezing rain was almost solely responsible for ice accumulations of 1-2 inches that caused widespread tree and power line damage. The resulting power outages affected nearly all of the region and lasted, in some cases, nearly a week.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5276840. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.