Winter Weather in Nebraska, March 11 to 12, 1999

Name: Winter Weather in Nebraska, March 11 to 12, 1999
Start: 1999-03-11T22:30
End: 1999-03-12T08:30
Location: Nebraska

March 11 to 12, 1999 · NWS CYS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 winter weather, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 6
Property damage: $35,000
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.

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Cheyenne

When: March 11, 10:30 PM MST to March 12, 8:30 AM MST
Where: Cheyenne forecast zone
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $35,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 41.220, -102.995 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three people were injured when the pickup truckin which they were riding went off Interstate 80 and rolled into the ditch. The truck was heading east, about a mile east of Potter when the driver lost control on the ice. The driver reported a foot injury, while two passengers in the vehicle reported back injuries. The accident happened at 1047 pm on the 11th. Another accident occurred at 830 am on the 12th, in which a pickup truck hit ice, slid into the median and then rolled several times. The accident occurred three miles east of Potter on Interstate 80. The driver and a passenger received minor injuries and another passenger reported back injuries.

What these are

Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, March 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5688045.