Winter Storm, Adams
- When
- December 18, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.525, -98.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 18, 2000
Ground blizzard conditions made travel very difficult across parts of south-central Nebraska the afternoon of December 18th. This storm was the last of three, and brought high winds, cold temperatures and near white-out conditions to the area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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.
Ground blizzard conditions made travel very difficult across parts of south-central Nebraska the afternoon of December 18th. This storm was the last of three, and brought high winds, cold temperatures and near white-out conditions to the area. Previously fallen snow teamed with wind gusts over 50 mph and caused zero visibilities in rural areas, mainly east of U. S. Highway 281. The Nebraska State Patrol cautioned against travel given such poor visibilities. Many county road crews were pulled from clearing rural roads until the wind subsided. Temperatures dipped into the teens during the afternoon with wind chill factors near 35 below zero.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Clay
- When
- December 18, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -98.051 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Fillmore
- When
- December 18, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.525, -97.596 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hall
- When
- December 18, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hall forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.873, -98.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hamilton
- When
- December 18, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.874, -98.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Merrick
- When
- December 18, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Merrick forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -98.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Nance
- When
- December 18, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nance forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.397, -97.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Nuckolls
- When
- December 18, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nuckolls forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -98.047 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Polk
- When
- December 18, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.187, -97.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Thayer
- When
- December 18, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Thayer forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -97.595 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Webster
- When
- December 18, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -98.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, York
- When
- December 18, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- York forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.873, -97.597 (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
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 18, 2000
- High Wind in California, December 18, 2000
- High Wind in Kansas, December 18, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 18 to 19, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Nebraska, December 18 to 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 18 to 19, 2000
- High Wind in Colorado, December 18, 2000
- High Wind in Vermont, December 18, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 18 to 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, December 18, 2000
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, December 2000
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: 5159721, 5159722, 5159723, 5159823, 5159824, 5159825, 5159826, 5159827, 5159828, 5159829, 5159830, 5159831.