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Snow Squall Warning 9, NWS North Platte, NE

January 18, 20264 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this snow squall warning at Jan 18, 2026, 2:14 PM CST for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 18, 2026, 2:14 PM CST (20:14 UTC)
Expired
Jan 18, 2026, 3:00 PM CST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Blaine County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Thomas County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 18, 11:16 AM CSTSnow Squall WarningLBFBrown, Keya Paha, Rock44 min
Jan 18, 1:04 PM CSTSnow Squall WarningLBFBrown, Garfield, Loup, Rock26 min
Jan 18, 1:24 PM CSTSnow Squall WarningLBFBlaine, Brown, Cherry, Thomas51 min
Jan 18, 2:24 PM CSTSnow Squall WarningLBFCherry, Custer, Hooker, Logan, Thomas51 min

Nearby

Snow Squall Warnings in Nebraska, 2026Every snow squall warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.