Nebraska, 1999

Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 6 to 7, 1999

January 6 to 7, 1999 · NWS GID · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Snowfall from a quick moving weather system dropped a narrow swath of 2 to 5 inches of snow. The most snow fell in Lexington and Elwood where 5 inches was reported.

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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

Snowfall from a quick moving weather system dropped a narrow swath of 2 to 5 inches of snow. The most snow fell in Lexington and Elwood where 5 inches was reported. Snowfall of 3 to 4 inches was noted just north of the Kansas border along Highway 136 from Franklin to Hebron.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Thayer

When
January 6, 6:00 PM CST to January 7, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Thayer forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.176, -97.595 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Nuckolls

When
January 6, 6:00 PM CST to January 7, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Nuckolls forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.176, -98.047 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Webster

When
January 6, 6:00 PM CST to January 7, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Webster forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.176, -98.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Franklin

When
January 6, 6:00 PM CST to January 7, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.176, -98.953 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Kearney

When
January 6, 6:00 PM CST to January 7, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Kearney forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.507, -98.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Gosper

When
January 6, 6:00 PM CST to January 7, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Gosper forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.515, -99.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Dawson

When
January 6, 6:00 PM CST to January 7, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Dawson forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.870, -99.820 (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

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5685230, 5685231, 5685232, 5685233, 5685234, 5685235, 5685236.