Winter Weather — Russell, Kansas

2007-12-08 to 2007-12-09 · Russell, Kansas

Event narrative

Freezing drizzle caused Interstate 70 in Russell county to become very slick. This caused a westbound driving pickup to lose control, cross the median, and collided head on with an eastbound Kenworth tractor-trailer. The vehicles crashed through KDOT barrier before coming to rest on old Highway 40 which runs parallel to I-70. The accident occurred near mile marker 197 roughly 2 miles west of Dorrance at around 7:30 AM December 8th. The driver of the pickup was killed instantly. The Russell County News contributed to this report.

Wider weather episode

An arctic high pressure moved into the Midwest resulting in pockets of freezing drizzle across Central Kansas. There was not a lot of accumulation of ice but roads become hazardous enough to cause one fatality accident.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 71141. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.