First widespread snow of the season!

Overview

A small but powerful upper level low pressure system tracked across the Oklahoma Panhandle into Southwest Kansas on Friday January 9th. This storm spread a swath of heavy snow across southwest and west-central Kansas as it tracked off to the northeast. Luckily for most of central Kansas, grounds were warm enough to limit accumulation on roadways, with most of the accumulation on grassy surfaces.

Photos & Video
Storm Reports

Photos & Video

Snowfall map

Visible satellite image showing where the snow fell

Radar animation

Water vapor satellite animation combined with 500mb chart

[1/9/26 7:30 PM Update] The rain/snow mix has transitioned to all snow here in Wichita and is quickly accumulating on elevated surfaces. Watch for slick spots if you're out and about tonight. #KSwx pic.twitter.com/B57wVxSYIe — NWS Wichita (@NWSWichita) January 10, 2026	@NWSWichita E Hutchinson, measurements are all pretty identical. ~2.5 inches. #kswx pic.twitter.com/5CNeC6FSdV — Elliott Swain (@ElliottTSwain) January 10, 2026	Visibility below half mile in between Abilene and Salina on I-70 @NWSWichita @CamVenableKAKE pic.twitter.com/KXuC3L3npg — Jacob “after burner enthusiast” Burgardt (@JacobBurgardtWX) December 28, 2025

Storm Reports


..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0437 PM     Snow             Ellinwood               38.36N 98.58W
01/09/2026  M1.0 Inch        Barton             KS   CO-OP Observer   

            Storm total snow. Accumulating in grassy 
            areas. 

0605 PM     Snow             Hoisington              38.52N 98.78W
01/09/2026  E3.0 Inch        Barton             KS   Law Enforcement  

             

0621 PM     Snow             Lyons                   38.35N 98.20W
01/09/2026  E2.0 Inch        Rice               KS   Public           

            Reported via social media. Storm total snow 
            so far. 

0734 PM     Snow             Hutchinson              38.07N 97.91W
01/09/2026  M1.5 Inch        Reno               KS   Law Enforcement  

            Storm total snow so far. 

0818 PM     Snow             Wichita Eisenhower Airp 37.66N 97.44W
01/09/2026  M0.2 Inch        Sedgwick           KS   Official NWS Obs 

            Total snowfall so far. 

0838 PM     Snow             Cunningham              37.64N 98.43W
01/09/2026  E1.0 Inch        Kingman            KS   Law Enforcement  

            Storm total snowfall. 

0843 PM     Snow             1 NNE Mcpherson         38.39N 97.65W
01/09/2026  M1.8 Inch        McPherson          KS   Public           

            Storm total snowfall since this afternoon. 

0900 PM     Snow             Lyons                   38.35N 98.20W
01/09/2026  M3.0 Inch        Rice               KS   Public           

             

0920 PM     Snow             1 NNE Hutchinson        38.07N 97.91W
01/09/2026  M2.5 Inch        Reno               KS   Public           

            Reported via social media. Storm total 
            snowfall. 

0921 PM     Snow             Sterling                38.21N 98.21W
01/09/2026  M2.3 Inch        Rice               KS   Public           

            Via social media. Storm total snowfall. 

1000 PM     Snow             Sterling                38.21N 98.21W
01/09/2026  M2.5 Inch        Rice               KS   Public           

             

1000 PM     Snow             Lindsborg               38.57N 97.68W
01/09/2026  M1.0 Inch        McPherson          KS   Cocorahs         

            Cocorahs station KS-MP-100 Lindsborg 0.3 W. 

0600 AM     Snow             6 NNW Lehigh            38.46N 97.35W
01/10/2026  M1.0 Inch        Marion             KS   Cocorahs         

            Cocorahs station KS-MN-40 6 NNW Lehigh. 

0637 AM     Snow             3 WNW Assaria           38.70N 97.65W
01/10/2026  M1.9 Inch        Saline             KS   Cocorahs         

            Cocorahs station KS-SA-78 Smolan 3.2 SSE. 

0700 AM     Snow             2 SSW Russell           38.86N 98.87W
01/10/2026  M3.0 Inch        Russell            KS   Cocorahs         

            Cocorahs station KS-RS-27 Russell 2.4 SSW. 

0700 AM     Snow             Sterling                38.21N 98.21W
01/10/2026  M4.0 Inch        Rice               KS   CO-OP Observer   

            CO-OP Observer station SRLK1 Sterling. 

0700 AM     Snow             4 ENE Marquette         38.58N 97.78W
01/10/2026  M3.0 Inch        McPherson          KS   Cocorahs         

            Cocorahs station KS-MP-5 Lindsborg 5.6 W. 

0700 AM     Snow             1 WSW Galva             38.38N 97.56W
01/10/2026  M3.0 Inch        McPherson          KS   Cocorahs         

            Cocorahs station KS-MP-56 Galva 1.1 WSW. 

0700 AM     Snow             3 S Bridgeport          38.59N 97.61W
01/10/2026  M2.2 Inch        McPherson          KS   CO-OP Observer   

            CO-OP Observer station LSBK1 Lindsborg. 

0700 AM     Snow             1 N Kingman             37.67N 98.11W
01/10/2026  M1.5 Inch        Kingman            KS   Cocorahs         

            Cocorahs station KS-KM-20 1 N Kingman. 

0700 AM     Snow             4 NNW Zenda             37.50N 98.31W
01/10/2026  M1.3 Inch        Kingman            KS   CO-OP Observer   

            CO-OP Observer station WLDK1 4.4 NW Zenda. 

0700 AM     Snow             1 W Great Bend          38.36N 98.83W
01/10/2026  M3.0 Inch        Barton             KS   CO-OP Observer   

            CO-OP Observer station GRBK1 1.0 W Great 
            Bend.

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