Nebraska, 1999Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 8, 1999
March 8, 1999 · NWS OAX · 15 events in 15 counties and zones
Freezing drizzle and Sleet became widespread from east central Nebraska into western Iowa around midnight before changing over to heavy snow shortly thereafter. Before the storm ended around mid afternoon, snowfall of 6 to 8 inches was common across the area with a band of 8 to 12 inches reported along the Missouri river north of Omaha.
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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.
Freezing drizzle and Sleet became widespread from east central Nebraska into western Iowa around midnight before changing over to heavy snow shortly thereafter. Before the storm ended around mid afternoon, snowfall of 6 to 8 inches was common across the area with a band of 8 to 12 inches reported along the Missouri river north of Omaha. The snow was accompanied by east to southeast winds of 15 to 30 mph which created some drifts over 4 feet. Heavier snow amounts in Nebraska included...12 inches in Blair...11 inches at Tekamah...10 inches in Fremont...8 inches in parts of Omaha...at Oakland and in Prague and 7 inches at Valley...Lincoln and Lyons.
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.531, -96.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Freezing drizzle and Sleet became widespread from east central Nebraska into western Iowa around midnight before changing over to heavy snow shortly thereafter. Before the storm was done by mid afternoon, snowfall of 6 to 8 inches was common across the area with a band of 8 to 12 inches reported along the Missouri river north of Omaha. The snow was accompanied by east to southeast winds of 15 to 30 mph which created some drifts over 4 feet. Heavier snow amounts in Nebraska included...12 inches in Blair...11 inches at Tekamah...10 inches in Fremont...8 inches in parts of Omaha and at Prague and 7 inches at Valley...Lincoln and Lyons.
Winter Storm, Thurston
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Thurston forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.158, -96.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Seward
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Seward forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.872, -97.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Saunders
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Saunders forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.226, -96.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sarpy
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sarpy forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.113, -96.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Saline
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -97.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Otoe
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Otoe forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.649, -96.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lancaster
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lancaster forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.784, -96.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Douglas
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.295, -96.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dodge
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.578, -96.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Colfax
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Colfax forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.574, -97.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cass
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.910, -96.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Butler
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.226, -97.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Burt
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Burt forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.852, -96.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cuming
- When
- March 8, 12:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cuming forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flood in Oklahoma, March 8, 19994 injured · $1.2 million · F2 · 27 events
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 8, 19991 death · 5 injured · 2 events
- Winter Storm in Iowa, March 8, 1999$450,000 · 42 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 8 to 28, 1999$848,000 · F0 · 24 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 8 to 9, 1999$434,000 · 1.75 in hail · 30 events
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 8 to 9, 199961 events
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 19995 injured · 19 events
- High Wind in Oklahoma, March 8, 1999$16,000 · 35 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 8, 1999$50,000 · 0.88 in hail · 9 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 8, 1999$20,000 · 24 events
- Wildfire in Florida, March 8, 1999$60,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 8 to 9, 199934 events
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: 5692876, 5692877, 5692878, 5692879, 5692880, 5692881, 5692882, 5692883, 5692884, 5692885, 5692886, 5692887, 5692888, 5692889, 5692890.