See photos of snow-covered Kansas City from first major winter storm of 2024
By Emily Curiel ,
Tammy Ljungblad and
Nick Wagner
Six-year-old Kaliah Kowalski playfully throws snow in her face on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Kansas City. A winter storm covered the Kansas City metro area with several inches of snow.
Emily Curiel
ecuriel@kcstar.com
Residents of Kansas City didn’t have to wait too long to experience their first major winter storm of 2024.
Much of Kansas and Missouri were caught up in a strong cross-country storm that started on Monday and has continued into Tuesday. The storm came with heavy snow and high winds for much of Kansas and more of the same along with rain for Missouri.
Much of the snow that fell on Monday melted as it hit the ground but as temperatures dropped overnight the snow began to accumulate and Kansas Citians woke to see a blanket of several inches of snow in some areas.
Here are photos of how things looked in Kansas City on Monday and Tuesday. Photos will be updated throughout the day.
Five-year-old Ada Cardwell laughs with a snow-covered face after sliding down a hill at Hyde Park in Kansas City on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Men work to pull a car out of the ditch off of westbound K-10 Highway on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Lenexa, Kansas. A winter storm dropped several inches of snow in the metro area leaving some roads slick and hazardous. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
A winter storm dumped several inches of snow in the Kansas City area, including along West 95th Street in Overland Park where a snow plow cleared the road on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Sledders dotted a hill at Meadowbrook Park on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, which was covered in snow after a winter storm dropped several inches of snow in the metro area including in Prairie Village. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
A snow plow makes its way along Gillham Road as heavy snow falls on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A snow plows cleared snow from the parking lots at Oak Park Mall in Overland Park on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow in the Kansas City area. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
“You have to get out as soon as it snows, “ said Maria, a resident of Overland Park who skied with her dog, Ocean, through the trees at Meadowbrook Park on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Prairie Village. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Sledders walked up a hill at Meadowbrook Park on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, which was covered in snow after a winter storm dropped several inches of snow in the metro area including in Prairie Village. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Fresh snow blankets Kansas City on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, following a winter storm that covered the metro area with several inches. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Hannah Sorensen, 6, left, walks up the Brookside Hill with Sonja Sifton, 7, while sledding on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Kansas City. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com
A winter storm dumped several inches of snow in the Kansas City area, including in western Lenexa where the subdivisions were covered in snow on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Abraham Tellez sleds down a hill at Hyde Park in Kansas City on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A fresh blanket of snow covers a tree in Penn Valley Park on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Kansas City. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com
Vehicles slowly navigated the slick, snow-covered off ramp near Interstate 35 in Lenexa on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow in the Kansas City area,. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Commuters make their way along Gillham Road as heavy snow falls on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A vehicle navigated the snow-covered roads near Oak Park Mall on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow in the Kansas City area, including in Overland Park. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Dogs play in a fresh blanket of snow at the Penn Valley dog park on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Kansas City. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com
Sonja Sifton sleds down the Brookside Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Kansas City. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com
A winter storm dumped several inches of snow in the metro area including in western Lenexa which was quite scenic on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Lori Schlatter walks outside of the National WWI Museum and Memorial on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Kansas City. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com
A snow plow clears West 96th Street in western Lenexa on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after an overnight winter storm dumped several inches of snow in the Kansas City area. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Children have a snow fight on the Brookside Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Kansas City. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com
Erin Gingrich-Gaylord sleds down the Brookside Hill with her 7-year-old daughter Maebe Overright on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Kansas City. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com
An exuberant young sledder slides down the Brookside Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Kansas City after the area was blanketed with a fresh coating of snow. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com
Snow builds up on seats inside of Arrowhead Stadium on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Kansas City. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com
Joe Wilkens of Shawnee grabbed some groceries from his cart after shopping in Shawnee where heavy snow fell on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Snow fell as a shopper headed to the parking lot of a grocery store in Shawnee, Kansas, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Snow fell as a shopper headed to the parking lot from a discount store on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, off Shawnee Mission Parkway in Shawnee, Kansas. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
People waited in the rain and snow at a bus stop near W. 87th and Grant Streets in the Elmhurst neighborhood on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Overland Park. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Snow was falling and visibility was decreasing as vehicles navigated the roads in a parking lot in Shawnee, Kansas, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Snow falls in downtown Kansas City as commuters drive along the downtown loop on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Snow gently descends on Union Station and Kansas City on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Commuters make their way down Main Street as a light snowfall begins on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
This story was originally published January 9, 2024 at 9:04 AM.
