A passerby leaves his mark on fresh snow as he walks in an alley Thursday in downtown Lawrence. Two inches of snow fell on the area by 4 p.m.

Samantha Collins, a Kansas University freshman from Olathe, was surprised to look out at a snow-covered campus from her dorm room window Thursday.

Two inches of snow accumulated in downtown Lawrence by 4 p.m., when the snow ceased, said 6news chief meteorologist Jennifer Schack.

Collins said she and some friends took advantage of the snow and sledded down the hill below Irving Hill Road on plastic containers.

“The Rubbermaid is really fast, and the lid works really well, too,” Collins said.

While some enjoyed outdoor recreation, the snow and slush caused a hectic day for many others.

Throughout the morning and afternoon, Lawrence police responded to 29 noninjury accidents and three injury accidents, according to Kim Murphree, Lawrence police spokeswoman.

Of those, 11 occurred in just one hour between noon and 1 p.m., she said.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to three noninjury accidents, two of which were on Interstate 70. A series of more than 70 accidents occurred across the Kansas Turnpike, said an official with the Kansas Turnpike Authority.

Fender-benders, rollovers and other accidents also occurred across the state. One fatality was reported in Reno County about 6:30 a.m.

Susan J. Smith, 50, of Hutchinson, reportedly lost control on an icy stretch of Kansas Highway 61 and rolled into a ditch, according to Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson. He said she was ejected from the car and killed.

A mixture of light snow, sleet and a freezing drizzle are expected for the next several days.

“There’s no real chance over the whole weekend for a quiet forecast,” Schack said.

She said today’s high will be 34 degrees with a chance of a wintry mix. Saturday’s high is expected to be 31 degrees and Sunday’s 27. She said precipitation may pick up Sunday afternoon and carry over to Monday.