Winter Storm, Cheyenne
- When
- March 6, 5:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne forecast zone
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $46,000
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -102.995 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 6 to 7, 1998
A winter storm affected the Nebraska panhandle, with 12 inches of snowfall reported in Broadwater, A total of 10 inches of snow fell in Kimball and Chadron, with 8 inches of total snowfall in Potter and across Dawes county. Up to 7 inches of snow was reported across the rest of the panhandle.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 4
- Property damage
- $49,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
A winter storm affected the Nebraska panhandle, with 12 inches of snowfall reported in Broadwater, A total of 10 inches of snow fell in Kimball and Chadron, with 8 inches of total snowfall in Potter and across Dawes county. Up to 7 inches of snow was reported across the rest of the panhandle. Highways in the central and northern panhandle were icy and snow packed. Visibility dropped to less than a mile at times in Scottsbluff and in Chadron. A man lost control of his vehicle on icy Interstate 80, 3 miles west of Lodgepole. The vehicle rolled onto it's top and slid into a ditch and was totalled. The driver of the vehicle was not injured. Another rollover accident occurred one mile east of Lodgepole. A driver rolled his vehicle into a ditch while trying to change lanes on the icy Interstate 80. Two passengers suffered head injuries. A driver lost control of his vehicle on Highway 30, 4 miles west of Lodgepole. The car rolled but the driver was not injured.A driver of a semi-truck collided with a snowplow, 9 miles east of Sidney, due to icy roads and poor visibilities. The collision caused $1000 damage to the snowplow and 5,000 to the semi.Another accident occurred 9 miles east of Sidney on Interstate 80, in which a semi-truck jackknifed. The jackknifed semi rolled and the rear trailer broke open. The driver was taken to the hospital for head injuries and a passenger was treated and released form the hospital for neck and back injuries.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Dawes
- When
- March 6, 5:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Dawes forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.720, -103.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kimball
- When
- March 6, 5:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Kimball forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.198, -103.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sioux
- When
- March 6, 5:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sioux forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
Winter Storm, Box Butte
- When
- March 6, 5:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Box Butte forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.220, -103.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scotts Bluff
- When
- March 6, 5:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Scotts Bluff forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.851, -103.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Banner
- When
- March 6, 5:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Banner forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.546, -103.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Morrill
- When
- March 6, 5:00 PM MST to March 7, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Morrill forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.716, -103.010 (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
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 6 to 8, 1998
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Frost and Freeze in California, March 6, 1998
- Winter Storm in Arizona, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, March 6, 1998
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, March 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: 5635225, 5635226, 5635227, 5635228, 5635229, 5635230, 5635231, 5635232.