Winter Storm, Cuming
- When
- November 16, 7:00 PM CST to November 17, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cuming forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 16 to 17, 1996
A strong cold front moved through eastern Nebraska causing precipitation to change from rain, to freezing rain, and then to snow. The precipitation was most widespread from east of Norfolk south through Columbus, Lincoln, and Beatrice.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 10
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.
A strong cold front moved through eastern Nebraska causing precipitation to change from rain, to freezing rain, and then to snow. The precipitation was most widespread from east of Norfolk south through Columbus, Lincoln, and Beatrice. Trees and power lines were downed in Cuming county. Several auto accidents were reported throughout the area as well.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Colfax
- When
- November 16, 7:00 PM CST to November 17, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Colfax forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.574, -97.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dodge
- When
- November 16, 7:00 PM CST to November 17, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.578, -96.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Butler
- When
- November 16, 7:00 PM CST to November 17, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.226, -97.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Saunders
- When
- November 16, 7:00 PM CST to November 17, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saunders forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.226, -96.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Seward
- When
- November 16, 7:00 PM CST to November 17, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Seward forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.872, -97.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lancaster
- When
- November 16, 7:00 PM CST to November 17, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lancaster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.784, -96.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Saline
- When
- November 16, 7:00 PM CST to November 17, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -97.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jefferson
- When
- November 16, 7:00 PM CST to November 17, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -97.143 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Gage
- When
- November 16, 7:00 PM CST to November 17, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gage forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.262, -96.689 (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
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 16 to 21, 1996
- Coastal Flood in Texas, November 16 to 17, 1996
- Coastal Flood in Louisiana, November 16 to 17, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, November 16, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, November 16 to 17, 1996
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 16 to 17, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, November 16, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, November 16 to 17, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 16, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, November 16, 1996
- Flooding in Kansas, November 16 to 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 16, 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: 5573228, 5573229, 5573230, 5573231, 5573232, 5573392, 5573393, 5573394, 5573395, 5573396.