Alert archive / Nebraska / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Nebraska, 2026
5 winter storm watches in 2026. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of winter storm watches reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 5
- Busiest month
- March3 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- March 13, 20262 winter storm watches
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 1:21 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Cherry, Custer, Grant, Hooker and 5 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:49 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | GID | Greeley, Howard, Sherman, Valley | 10 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:35 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Dakota, Dixon | 47 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:44 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | OAX | Antelope, Burt, Cedar, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:47 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 24 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arthur County1
- Blaine County1
- Cherry County1
- Custer County1
- Grant County1
- Hooker County1
- Logan County1
- Loup County1
- McPherson County1
- Sheridan County1
- Thomas County1
- Greeley County1
- Howard County1
- Sherman County1
- Valley County1
- Dakota County1
- Dixon County1
- Antelope County1
- Burt County1
- Cedar County1
- Colfax County1
- Cuming County1
- Dodge County1
- Douglas County1
- Knox County1
- Madison County1
- Pierce County1
- Sarpy County1
- Saunders County1
- Stanton County1
- Thurston County1
- Washington County1
- Wayne County1
- Boyd County1
- Holt County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.