Winter Storm, Eastern Cherry
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM CST to January 18, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Eastern Cherry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.545, -101.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 17 to 18, 1996
A major winter storm with sustained winds of 40 mph and gusts to 65 mph dropped 5 to 6 inches of snow over Sheridan, Cherry, Grant, Thomas and Custer counties of North Central Ne. Three inches to trace amounts fell over Southwest and West Central Ne.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $230,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LBF wrote it up.
A major winter storm with sustained winds of 40 mph and gusts to 65 mph dropped 5 to 6 inches of snow over Sheridan, Cherry, Grant, Thomas and Custer counties of North Central Ne. Three inches to trace amounts fell over Southwest and West Central Ne. The wind combined with temperatures from 5 above to 5 below zero produced wind chills from 45 to 65 below zero and reduced visibilities to near zero on the 17th thru the 18th. A portion of Interstaste 80 from Ogallala to York was closed from the night of the 17th thru the morning of the 19th. A 52 year old man was found frozen to death in his garage in Arnold Ne., Custer County on the 18th. Power lines whipped by the high winds caused 200k damage to a power substation in Broken Bow, Custer Co. In Imperial, Chase County, three 21,000 gal fiberglass fertilizer storage tanks were blown over onto a pickup casusing extensive damage to the pickup and the 3 tanks.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Thomas
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM CST to January 18, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -100.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, McPherson
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM CST to January 18, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.568, -101.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Logan
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM CST to January 18, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.567, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Custer
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM CST to January 18, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Custer forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 41.394, -99.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lincoln
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM CST to January 18, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Measured
- 56
- Coordinates
- 41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hayes
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM CST to January 18, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hayes forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.525, -101.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Frontier
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM CST to January 18, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Frontier forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.530, -100.394 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sheridan
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM MST to January 18, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.505, -102.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Garden
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM MST to January 18, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Garden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.619, -102.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Grant
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM MST to January 18, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -101.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hooker
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM MST to January 18, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Hooker forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -101.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Arthur
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM MST to January 18, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Arthur forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.569, -101.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Deuel
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM MST to January 18, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Deuel forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.112, -102.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Keith
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM MST to January 18, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Keith forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.199, -101.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Perkins
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM MST to January 18, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.851, -101.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Chase
- When
- January 17, 9:00 AM MST to January 18, 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Chase forecast zone
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -101.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm, Custer | 1996-01-18 | 52 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Texas, January 17, 1996
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in Kansas, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, January 17, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, January 17, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Dust Storm in Arizona, January 17, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, January 17 to 19, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, January 17, 1996
- High Wind in Texas, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Flooding in Ohio, January 17 to 23, 1996
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, January 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5538185, 5538186, 5538187, 5538188, 5538189, 5538190, 5538191, 5538192, 5538176, 5538177, 5538178, 5538179, 5538180, 5538181, 5538182, 5538183, 5538184.