Winter Storm, Knox
- When
- November 14, 2:00 PM CST to November 16, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.637, -97.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 14 to 16, 1996
An upper level disturance moved east northeast from the central and southern Rockies into the central plains as surface low pressure strengthened over eastern Colorado. Freezing rain was widespread across the area causing several telephone outages, power outages, and auto accidents.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 OAX wrote it up.
An upper level disturance moved east northeast from the central and southern Rockies into the central plains as surface low pressure strengthened over eastern Colorado. Freezing rain was widespread across the area causing several telephone outages, power outages, and auto accidents.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Cedar
- When
- November 14, 2:00 PM CST to November 16, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.599, -97.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Antelope
- When
- November 14, 2:00 PM CST to November 16, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Antelope forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.177, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pierce
- When
- November 14, 2:00 PM CST to November 16, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pierce forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wayne
- When
- November 14, 2:00 PM CST to November 16, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.209, -97.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Ice Storm in South Dakota, November 14 to 18, 1996
- Winter Storm in Iowa, November 14, 1996
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, November 14 to 18, 1996
- Ice Storm in Iowa, November 14 to 15, 1996
- Ice Storm in Iowa, November 14 to 18, 1996
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 14 to 15, 1996
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 14 to 16, 1996
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 14 to 15, 1996
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, November 14 to 15, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, November 14 to 18, 1996
- Winter Storm in Illinois, November 14, 1996
- Winter Storm in Iowa, November 14 to 15, 1996
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, November 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: 5573402, 5573403, 5573404, 5573405, 5573406.