Winter Weather, Cheyenne
- When
- February 6, 7:00 AM MST to 9:30 AM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne forecast zone
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -102.995 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Nebraska, February 6, 1998
Icy roads created by light snow caused a few accidents across Cheyenne County. The accidents occurred within a 6 mile radius of Sidney,NE.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 CYS wrote it up.
Icy roads created by light snow caused a few accidents across Cheyenne County. The accidents occurred within a 6 mile radius of Sidney,NE. No one was injured in any of the accidents reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flood in California, February 6 to 9, 1998
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 6, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, February 6, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 6, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, February 6, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 6, 1998
- Flooding in Nevada, February 6, 1998
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in California, February 6, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 6, 1998
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 6, 1998
- High Wind in California, February 6, 1998
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 6, 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: 5630910.