Nebraska, 1997Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 9 to 11, 1997
April 9 to 11, 1997 · NWS LBF · 26 events in 26 counties and zones
A winter storm which moved across Nebraska produced areas of freezing drizzle along with snowfall ranging from 3-6 inches with up to 10 inches across parts of southwest Nebraska. Schools were closed Thursday and Friday.
Every event with a place to put it; 26 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 26
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.
A winter storm which moved across Nebraska produced areas of freezing drizzle along with snowfall ranging from 3-6 inches with up to 10 inches across parts of southwest Nebraska. Schools were closed Thursday and Friday. Track meets were postponed to a later date. Several vehicle accidents were reported but no injuries were involved.
Winter Storm, Logan
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST to April 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.567, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A winter storm which moved across Nebraska produced areas of freezing drizzle along with snowfall ranging from 3-6 inches with up to 10 inches across parts of southwest Nebraska. Schools were closed Thursday and Friday. Track meets were also postponed. Several vehicle accidents were reported but no injuries were involved.
Winter Storm, Arthur
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Arthur forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.569, -101.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Blaine
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Blaine forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.913, -99.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Boyd
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boyd forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.900, -98.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Brown
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.430, -99.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Chase
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chase forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -101.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cherry
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cherry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.545, -101.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Custer
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Custer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.394, -99.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Deuel
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Deuel forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.112, -102.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Frontier
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Frontier forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.530, -100.394 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Garden
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Garden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.619, -102.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Garfield
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -98.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Grant
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -101.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hayes
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hayes forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.525, -101.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Holt
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Holt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hooker
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hooker forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -101.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Keith
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Keith forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.199, -101.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Keya Paha
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Keya Paha forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.879, -99.712 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lincoln
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Loup
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Loup forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -99.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, McPherson
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.568, -101.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Perkins
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perkins forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.851, -101.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rock
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.421, -99.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sheridan
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.505, -102.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Thomas
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -100.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wheeler
- When
- April 9, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -98.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Cold in Pennsylvania, April 9 to 11, 1997$25 million · 10 events
- Cold in Pennsylvania, April 9 to 11, 1997$25 million · 3 events
- Flood in Minnesota, April 9 to 12, 1997$3.0 million · 1 event
- Cold in Virginia, April 9, 1997$200,000 · 1 event
- Cold in Virginia, April 9, 1997$100,000 · 1 event
- Cold in North Carolina, April 9, 1997$100,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Utah, April 9 to 10, 1997$20,000 · 9 events
- Cold in New Jersey, April 9 to 11, 199720 events
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, April 9 to 10, 199716 events
- Cold in Kansas, April 9 to 13, 199713 events
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, April 9 to 10, 199712 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 9 to 10, 19979 events
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: 5597115, 5597116, 5597117, 5597118, 5597119, 5597120, 5597121, 5597122, 5597123, 5597124, 5597125, 5597126, 5597127, 5597128, 5597129, 5597130, 5597131, 5597132, 5597133, 5597134, 5597135, 5597136, 5597137, 5597138, 5597139, 5597140.