Winter Storm, Adams
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.525, -98.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 10 to 11, 1999
After enjoying record warmth, a sharp and fast moving cold front brought wind driven snow and plummeting temperatures to south-central Nebraska. Up to three inches of snow along with wind gusts over 50 mph caused near "whiteout" conditions.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 24
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.
After enjoying record warmth, a sharp and fast moving cold front brought wind driven snow and plummeting temperatures to south-central Nebraska. Up to three inches of snow along with wind gusts over 50 mph caused near "whiteout" conditions. Aurora and Lexington both recorded wind gusts of 52 mph at the height of the storm. Numerous schools were closed across the region.The slick roads and poor visibility were to blame, in part, for several accidents across the region. A tractor-trailer truck rear ended two vehicles three miles north of Hebron resulting in one minor injury. Both vehicles were totaled. A van was overturned just east of Kearney on Interstate 80 causing two injuries. One more vehicle slid into the ditch just south of Minden resulting in one minor injury.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Buffalo
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo forecast zone
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.855, -99.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clay
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -98.051 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dawson
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.870, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Fillmore
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.525, -97.596 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Franklin
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -98.953 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Furnas
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Furnas forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.177, -99.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Gosper
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gosper forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.515, -99.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Greeley
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Greeley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.567, -98.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hall
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hall forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.873, -98.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hamilton
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.874, -98.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Harlan
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harlan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.177, -99.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Howard
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -98.517 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kearney
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kearney forecast zone
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.507, -98.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Merrick
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Merrick forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -98.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Nance
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nance forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.397, -97.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Nuckolls
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nuckolls forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -98.047 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Phelps
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Phelps forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.511, -99.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Polk
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.187, -97.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sherman
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sherman forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.221, -98.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Thayer
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Thayer forecast zone
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -97.595 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Valley
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.567, -98.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Webster
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -98.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, York
- When
- February 10, 6:00 PM CST to February 11, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- York forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.873, -97.597 (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
- High Wind in Colorado, February 10, 1999
- High Wind in New Mexico, February 10, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 10, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 10 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, February 10, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, February 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 10 to 11, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 10 to 11, 1999
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, February 10, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, February 10, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, February 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 10, 1999
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, February 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: 5686011, 5686012, 5686013, 5686014, 5686015, 5686016, 5686017, 5686018, 5686019, 5686020, 5686021, 5686022, 5686023, 5686024, 5686025, 5686026, 5686027, 5686028, 5686029, 5686030, 5686031, 5686032, 5686033, 5686034.