Blizzard, Sioux
- When
- March 23, 3:00 PM MST to March 24, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sioux forecast zone
Blizzard in Nebraska, March 23 to 24, 1996
Snow and strong winds combined to produce blizzard conditions in the west part of the Nebraska panhandle. three to six inches of snow were common with the event.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 CYS wrote it up.
Snow and strong winds combined to produce blizzard conditions in the west part of the Nebraska panhandle. Visibilities were near zero and wind chill temperatures as low as 45 degrees below zero.three to six inches of snow were common with the event. Many roads were closed during that time.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Dawes
- When
- March 23, 3:00 PM MST to March 24, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Dawes forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.720, -103.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Box Butte
- When
- March 23, 3:00 PM MST to March 24, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Box Butte forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.220, -103.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Scotts Bluff
- When
- March 23, 3:00 PM MST to March 24, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Scotts Bluff forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.851, -103.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Banner
- When
- March 23, 3:00 PM MST to March 24, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Banner forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.546, -103.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Morrill
- When
- March 23, 3:00 PM MST to March 24, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Morrill forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.716, -103.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Kimball
- When
- March 23, 3:00 PM MST to March 24, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Kimball forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.198, -103.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Cheyenne
- When
- March 23, 3:00 PM MST to March 24, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -102.995 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in New Mexico, March 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 23 to 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, March 23 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Kansas, March 23, 1996
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 23, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, March 23 to 24, 1996
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 23 to 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 23 to 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, March 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: 5540308, 5540309, 5540310, 5540311, 5540312, 5540313, 5540314, 5540315.