Winter Storm, Howard
- When
- December 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -98.517 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 14, 1999
A quick moving storm system slid across the area and dumped the seasons first measurable snowfall. Most areas received 1 to 3 inches of snow.
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
- $25,000
- 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 GID wrote it up.
A quick moving storm system slid across the area and dumped the seasons first measurable snowfall. Most areas received 1 to 3 inches of snow. However, strong north winds gusting to 40 mph caused significant blowing snow and many roads became ice covered. A North Loup man was killed when the car he was driving collided head-on with another vehicle near St. Paul. The ice covered roads may have contributed to the accident.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- High Surf in California, December 14, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, December 14, 1999
- Winter Weather in New York, December 14 to 15, 1999
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 14 to 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 14 to 15, 1999
- Winter Weather in New York, December 14 to 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 14 to 15, 1999
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 14, 1999
- High Wind in Texas, December 14, 1999
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 14, 1999
- Coastal Flood in New Jersey, December 14, 1999
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, December 14, 1999
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, December 1999
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: 5720924.