Digging out: Photos show KC-area residents on Monday dealing with nearly a foot of snow
By Emily Curiel ,
Tammy Ljungblad and
Dominick Williams
Residents clear snow from the sidewalk on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Kansas City.
Emily Curiel
ecuriel@kcstar.com
Snow shovels were in high demand Monday as residents across the Kansas City metro dug out from a winter storm that dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas.
Some places in Clay County, near Bonner Springs and Basehor in Wyandotte County and parts of Olathe reported receiving 13 inches of snow. Totals varied across the region with 7.5 inches in Grain Valley on the low end.
The winter storm started with freezing drizzle on Saturday afternoon and turned to snow that night. Heavy snowfall started in the early hours Sunday which was piled into drifts by strong winds as it continued to snow through most of the day.
On Monday morning residents of the area were checking to see if they were required to make a treacherous drive to work or stay home and dig out from the storm. Schools across the metro were closed which meant some school-aged children took advantage of the fresh snow to get their sleds out.
Check out photos from around the metro as people worked—and played in the rare, heavy snowfall.
A resident clears snow along a parked vehicle on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Families were out having fun in the snow on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, following a major snowstorm that hit the Kansas City area over the weekend. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Residents assist a driver whose vehicle is unable to move from a parking spot due to snow, along Armour Boulevard on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
The aftermath of the blizzard could be seen Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in the Canyon Creek Point neighborhood in west Lenexa. Located off of Wild Rose Lane and Prairie Star Parkway, the area was blanketed in about 11 inches of snow. As of 12:30 p.m. the roads in the neighborhood remained unplowed. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Victor Mendez and Cristo Mora help dig out each other’s vehicles in Kansas City on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Following the major storm on Jan. 5, several neighborhoods remained stuck in the snow. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Snow blankets Main Street as drivers navigate the street on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Kansas City saw nearly a foot of snow in 24 hours between Sunday, Jan. 5, and the early morning of Monday Jan. 6, 2025. It’s the fourth most single day snow event since records have been kept. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Several blocks near Rainbow Boulevard in Kansas City were left unplowed on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
A man works to dig out his car from the snow along Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. The Kansas City metro area received record snowfall on Sunday. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
A group of kids in the Westwood neighborhood in Kansas City have some fun in the snow including some sledding, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Alexandra Purvis-Smith and her dog, Zelda, play in the snow in Kansas City on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
A resident removes ice from their vehicle’s windshield on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
The condition of State Line Road following the previous day’s snowstorm on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. The Missouri side on the right, Kansas side on the left. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
An associate from Terra Management clears snow from the sidewalk along Armour Boulevard on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
The National World War I Museum and Memorial is blanketed with snow on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Gary Tapusoa shovels snow outside his apartment on Rainbow Boulevard in Kansas City on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. The Kansas City metro area received record snowfall the day before. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Prabhat Sai Rao works to dig out his car outside his apartment near the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
A person walks along Armour Boulevard, navigating the street due to unplowed sidewalks, as snow blankets the neighborhood on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Toph Cooper watches his dog Mi-ta leap into the snow as they walk along East 36th Street on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A group of kids in the Westwood neighborhood in Kansas City have some fun in the snow on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com
Icicles hang from the corner of a house rooftop on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A resident helps a driver clear snow around their vehicle stuck in a parking spot along Armour Boulevard on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
