A prolonged winter storm with freezing rain, sleet and snow started the morning of January 12th and persisted through the evening of January 14th. Light snow and freezing started in Southeast Kansas early in the morning on the 12th and eventually spread to South Central Kansas by the time the morning commute started on the 12th.  Wintry weather started in central Kansas in the mid-morning hours of the 13th. The wintry mix of precipitation was off and on across these areas before switching to primarily sleet and really increasing in intensity early on the 14th. Much of South Central and Southeast Kansas received at least an inch of sleet. The heaviest amounts were found from Sumner County, which saw 3.5 inches of sleet, to Southeast Kansas, where 2 to 3 inches of sleet fell. Central Kansas was spared the brunt of this winter storm with most of that part of Kansas seeing a quarter to three-quarters of an inch of sleet. After the storm was over, temperatures dropped into the single digits above zero. This caused the sleet to solidify into a sheet of solid white ice that resembled very dense foam. This made cleaning up after the storm extremely difficult. Fortunately, although there were numerous fender benders, there were no major traffic accidents reported. One injury accident occurred near the intersection of I-235 and I-135 in south Wichita. A man lost control of his car, hit a guardrail and came to rest in the outer lane. The man was transported to the hospital but his injuries were not serious.

Sleet in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 05:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

One inch storm total sleet accumulation at the NWS office in Wichita. One injury accident occurred near the intersection of I-235 and I-135 in south Wichita. A man lost control of his car, hit a guardrail and came to rest in the outer lane. The man was transported to the hospital but his injuries were not serious.

Sleet in COWLEY, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 05:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Two and a half inches storm total sleet accumulation at Arkansas City.

Winter Weather in RENO, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 05:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

One and a quarter inches total sleet accumulation at Hutchinson.

Sleet in ALLEN, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 01:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Three inches storm total sleet accumulation 2 miles south of Iola.

Sleet in BUTLER, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 05:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Two and a quarter inches storm total sleet accumulation at El Dorado.

Winter Weather in HARPER, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 05:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

One inch sleet accumulation at Anthony.

Winter Weather in KINGMAN, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 05:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

One quarter inch sleet accumulation 12 miles east of Kingman.

Winter Weather in LINCOLN, KANSAS
From 13-JAN-07 05:30:00 to 14-JAN-07 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Measured a combined sleet and snow total of 1.0 inch.

Sleet in SUMNER, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 05:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Three and a half inches storm total sleet accumulation at Wellington.

Sleet in MCPHERSON, KANSAS
From 13-JAN-07 05:30:00 to 14-JAN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Two inches storm total sleet accumulation at Moundridge.

Sleet in NEOSHO, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 01:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Two inches storm total sleet accumulation at Erie.

Winter Weather in RICE, KANSAS
From 13-JAN-07 05:30:00 to 14-JAN-07 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

One inch sleet accumulation at Lyons.

Winter Weather in SALINE, KANSAS
From 13-JAN-07 05:30:00 to 14-JAN-07 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Three quarters of an inch sleet accumulation at Salina.

Winter Weather in RUSSELL, KANSAS
From 13-JAN-07 05:30:00 to 14-JAN-07 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

One quarter inch sleet accumulation at Russell.

Sleet in LABETTE, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 01:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Three inches storm total sleet accumulation 5 miles southwest of Parsons.

Sleet in GREENWOOD, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 01:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Three inches storm total sleet accumulation at Eureka.

Sleet in MONTGOMERY, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 01:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Two and a half inches storm total sleet accumulation 14 miles northeast of Independence.

Winter Weather in BARTON, KANSAS
From 13-JAN-07 05:30:00 to 14-JAN-07 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

One quarter inch sleet accumulation at Great Bend.

Sleet in CHAUTAUQUA, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 01:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Two inches storm total sleet accumulation at Sedan.

Sleet in ELK, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 01:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

One and a quarter inches storm total sleet accumulation at Elk Falls.

Sleet in WILSON, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 01:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Two inches storm total sleet accumulation at Fredonia.

Sleet in WOODSON, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 01:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Two inches storm total sleet accumulation at Yates Center.

Winter Weather in HARVEY, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 05:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

One and a half inches total sleet accumulation at Newton.

Winter Weather in ELLSWORTH, KANSAS
From 13-JAN-07 05:30:00 to 14-JAN-07 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

One inch total sleet accumulation at Ellsworth.

Sleet in MARION, KANSAS
From 12-JAN-07 05:00:00 to 14-JAN-07 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

One half inch storm total sleet accumulation at Marion.