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Ice StormOttawa, Kansas

January 16, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
2
Property damage
Area
Ottawa

Event narrative (NOAA)

Icy roads resulted in slick conditions and caused the driver of a van to lose control. The van slid into a ditch 2 miles northeast of Minneapolis and rolled over killing the female driver and injuring 2 female passengers.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

Ice Storm — Ottawa, Kansas, January 16, 2003 | DisasterAtlasUSA