Winter Storm, Eastern Cherry
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM CST to February 4, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Eastern Cherry forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 42.545, -101.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 3 to 4, 1997
A winter storm moved across Nebraska and produced from 4 to 8 inches of snow over northcentral Nebraska with an isolated report of 13 inches at Lynch. The snow created icy roads and reduced visibilities causing numerous accidents but few injuries.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 LBF wrote it up.
A winter storm moved across Nebraska and produced from 4 to 8 inches of snow over northcentral Nebraska with an isolated report of 13 inches at Lynch. The snow created icy roads and reduced visibilities causing numerous accidents but few injuries. Many activities were cancelled Monday as well as an early start to school on Tuesday.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Keya Paha
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM CST to February 4, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Keya Paha forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.879, -99.712 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Boyd
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM CST to February 4, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Boyd forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.900, -98.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Brown
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM CST to February 4, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.430, -99.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rock
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM CST to February 4, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.421, -99.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Holt
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM CST to February 4, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Holt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Thomas
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM CST to February 4, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -100.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Blaine
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM CST to February 4, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Blaine forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.913, -99.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Loup
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM CST to February 4, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Loup forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -99.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Garfield
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM CST to February 4, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Garfield forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -98.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wheeler
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM CST to February 4, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wheeler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -98.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Logan
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM CST to February 4, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.567, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Custer
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM CST to February 4, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Custer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.394, -99.726 (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
- Flash Flood in California, February 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, February 3, 1997
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Winter Storm in Illinois, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 3 to 4, 1997
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 3 to 4, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 3 to 4, 1997
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, February 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: 5588533, 5588534, 5588535, 5588536, 5588537, 5588538, 5588539, 5588540, 5588541, 5588542, 5588543, 5588544, 5588545.