Winter Weather, Cheyenne
- When
- January 1, 4:55 AM MST to 9:15 AM MST
- Where
- Cheyenne forecast zone
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $23,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -102.995 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 1, 1999
At 0455, an accident occurred a few miles east of Potter on Interstate 80 that injured 2 people. A driver of a car was westbound, when he lost control on the ice and went into a ditch and rolled.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $23,000
- 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.
At 0455, an accident occurred a few miles east of Potter on Interstate 80 that injured 2 people. A driver of a car was westbound, when he lost control on the ice and went into a ditch and rolled. The driver then attempted to flag down a passing motorist, who swerved to miss him and ended up hitting on embankment. At 812 am, a driver lost control of his car on the ice, near Sidney on Interstate 80. The driver was not injured. At 820 am, a motorist lost control of her vehicle, 3 mile east of Sidney. The vehicle left the roadway and landed on its side. There were no injuries. At 915 am, an accident was reported 11 miles east of Sidney. A driver lost control of her vehicle on the ice and rolled. No injuries were reported in this accident.
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
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 1 to 3, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, January 1, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 1 to 3, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, January 1, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, January 1, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 1 to 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 1, 1999
- Dense Fog in California, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 1 to 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, January 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5680016.