Winter Storm, Cedar
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.599, -97.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 11 to 12, 1997
Surface low pressure developed and strengthened over northern Texas then moved northeast through Missouri and into Illinois. This combined with a strong upper level low pressure trough which moved out of the Rockies and into the plains generated widespread snow across the region.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 22 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
- 22
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.
Surface low pressure developed and strengthened over northern Texas then moved northeast through Missouri and into Illinois. This combined with a strong upper level low pressure trough which moved out of the Rockies and into the plains generated widespread snow across the region. Snow fell particularly heavy from mid morning through mid afternoon April 11th over southern Boone...northern Platte... southeast Madison...Stanton...northern Colfax...Cuming...southern Thurston and northern Burt counties. Snow then decreased during the late afternoon hours, then increased by early evening and continued through much of the night as the main upper level system moved northeast from western Kansas through Nebraska. By morning April 12th, most of the area had experienced 5 to 9 inches of snow from the system.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Antelope
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Antelope forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.177, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pierce
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pierce forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wayne
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.209, -97.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Boone
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.707, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Thurston
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Thurston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.158, -96.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.917, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Stanton
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stanton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.917, -97.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cuming
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cuming forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Burt
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Burt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.852, -96.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Platte
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.571, -97.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Colfax
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Colfax forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.574, -97.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dodge
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.578, -96.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.531, -96.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Butler
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.226, -97.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Saunders
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saunders forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.226, -96.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Douglas
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.295, -96.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sarpy
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sarpy forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.113, -96.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Seward
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Seward forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.872, -97.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lancaster
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lancaster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.784, -96.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cass
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.910, -96.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Otoe
- When
- April 11, 6:00 AM CST to April 12, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Otoe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.649, -96.135 (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
- Hurricane and Heavy Rain in Guam, April 11 to 19, 1997
- Flood in Oklahoma, April 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 11, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, April 11, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 11, 1997
- High Wind in Georgia, April 11 to 12, 1997
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, April 1997
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: 5594729, 5594730, 5594731, 5594732, 5594733, 5594734, 5594735, 5594736, 5594737, 5594738, 5594739, 5594740, 5594741, 5594742, 5594743, 5594744, 5594745, 5594746, 5594747, 5594748, 5594749, 5594750.