Nebraska, 2003

Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 21 to 22, 2003

January 21 to 22, 2003 · NWS GLD · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Light freezing drizzle and freezing fog resulted in hazardous travel due to a light accumulation of ice and poor visibility. Conditions persisted over 24 hours as a shallow Arctic airmass pushed slowly into the region.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Light freezing drizzle and freezing fog resulted in hazardous travel due to a light accumulation of ice and poor visibility. Conditions persisted over 24 hours as a shallow Arctic airmass pushed slowly into the region.

The radar

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

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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Dundy

When
January 21, 3:00 AM MST to January 22, 12:00 PM 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 Weather, Hitchcock

When
January 21, 3:00 AM MST to January 22, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Hitchcock forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.176, -101.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Nebraska in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, January 2003

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5338190, 5338191.