Winter Storm, Arthur
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Arthur forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.569, -101.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 25 to 28, 1998
An intense winter storm dumped up to eight inches of snow in the Northeast Nebraska Panhandle. Snow and blowing snow made travel almost impossible so that roads were closed and school was canceled.
Where it happened
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.
- 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
- $82,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LBF wrote it up.
An intense winter storm dumped up to eight inches of snow in the Northeast Nebraska Panhandle. Snow and blowing snow made travel almost impossible so that roads were closed and school was canceled. High winds in excess of 60 mph blew a metal utility building into cars in a nearby parking lot in Broken Bow. The winds flipped a metal building into a motel in Valentine. The destructive winds also lifted and tore off roof shingles, damaged a garage door and tore siding off of a country school south of North Platte.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
26 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Blaine
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Blaine forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.913, -99.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Boyd
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boyd forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.900, -98.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Brown
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.430, -99.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Chase
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chase forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -101.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cherry
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cherry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.545, -101.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Custer
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Custer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.394, -99.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Deuel
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Deuel forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.112, -102.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Frontier
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Frontier forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.530, -100.394 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Garden
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Garden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.619, -102.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Garfield
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -98.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Grant
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -101.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hayes
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hayes forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.525, -101.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Holt
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Holt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hooker
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hooker forecast zone
- Property damage
- $82,000
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -101.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Keith
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 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
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 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
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Logan
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.567, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Loup
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Loup forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -99.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, McPherson
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.568, -101.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Perkins
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perkins forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.851, -101.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rock
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.421, -99.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sheridan
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.505, -102.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Thomas
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -100.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wheeler
- When
- February 25, 10:00 AM CST to February 28, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -98.528 (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
- Blizzard in Montana, February 25 to 28, 1998
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 25 to 28, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, February 25 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25 to 26, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25 to 26, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, February 25, 1998
- High Wind in Nebraska, February 25, 1998
- Blizzard in Nebraska, February 25 to 27, 1998
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, February 1998
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: 5635351, 5635352, 5635353, 5635354, 5635355, 5635356, 5635357, 5635462, 5635463, 5635464, 5635465, 5635466, 5636058, 5636059, 5636060, 5636061, 5636062, 5636063, 5636064, 5636065, 5636066, 5636067, 5636068, 5636069, 5636070, 5636071.