Winter Storm, Dundy
- When
- March 12, 1:00 AM MST to March 13, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Dundy forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -101.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 12 to 13, 1999
One of the biggest snow events of the season hit far southwest Nebraska on the morning of the 12th, and continued through the early morning hours of the 13th. Snowfall amounts ranged from 5 to 8 inches by the time the storm ended.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 GLD wrote it up.
One of the biggest snow events of the season hit far southwest Nebraska on the morning of the 12th, and continued through the early morning hours of the 13th. Snowfall amounts ranged from 5 to 8 inches by the time the storm ended.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Hitchcock
- When
- March 12, 2:00 AM CST to March 13, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hitchcock forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -101.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Red Willow
- When
- March 12, 2:00 AM CST to March 13, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Red Willow forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -100.477 (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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, March 12, 1999
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, March 12 to 28, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, March 12, 1999
- Winter Storm in Kansas, March 12 to 13, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, March 12, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, March 12, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 12, 1999
- Hail in Texas, March 12, 1999
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, March 12, 1999
- Winter Storm in Kansas, March 12 to 13, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, March 12 to 13, 1999
- Hail in Texas, March 12, 1999
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5683329, 5683330, 5683331.