Winter Storm, Custer
- When
- February 21, 11:00 PM CST to February 22, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Custer forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.394, -99.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 21 to 23, 1999
A major winter storm produced heavy snow and strong wind in a most of central and north central Nebraska, and parts of southwest Nebraska. Snowfall amounts were generally 6 to 8 inches with the heaviest snow in eastern Custer County, eastern Blaine County, western Loup County, extreme southeast Brown County, and extreme southwest Rock County where 10 to 12 inches fell.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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.
A major winter storm produced heavy snow and strong wind in a most of central and north central Nebraska, and parts of southwest Nebraska. Snowfall amounts were generally 6 to 8 inches with the heaviest snow in eastern Custer County, eastern Blaine County, western Loup County, extreme southeast Brown County, and extreme southwest Rock County where 10 to 12 inches fell.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Garfield
- When
- February 22, 3:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Garfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -98.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Keya Paha
- When
- February 22, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Keya Paha forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.879, -99.712 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Brown
- When
- February 22, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.430, -99.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rock
- When
- February 22, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rock forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.421, -99.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hooker
- When
- February 22, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hooker forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -101.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Thomas
- When
- February 22, 5:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -100.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Loup
- When
- February 22, 5:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Loup forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -99.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wheeler
- When
- February 22, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wheeler forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -98.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Logan
- When
- February 22, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 41.567, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cherry
- When
- February 22, 5:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cherry forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.545, -101.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Holt
- When
- February 22, 6:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Holt forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Boyd
- When
- February 22, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.900, -98.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, McPherson
- When
- February 22, 10:45 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.568, -101.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lincoln
- When
- February 22, 11:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Blaine
- When
- February 22, 3:00 PM CST to February 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Blaine forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.913, -99.977 (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
- Cold in Maine, February 21 to 23, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 21, 1999
- Winter Storm in Idaho, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 21, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, February 21, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Hawaii, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 21 to 22, 1999
More
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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: 5689308, 5689304, 5688084, 5689181, 5689182, 5689185, 5689186, 5689303, 5689305, 5689306, 5689309, 5689183, 5689184, 5689307, 5689310, 5689187.