Nebraska, 2004

Heavy Snow in Nebraska, April 12, 2004

April 12, 2004 · NWS GLD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Hitchcock

When
April 12, 12:00 AM MST to 6:00 AM MST
Where
Hitchcock forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
40.176, -101.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five to seven inches of snow fell in Hitchcock county during the early morning hours of the 12th. Heaviest snow was reported Trenton with 7 inches. The snow caused inconvenient travel during the morning hours.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 5389053.