Nebraska, 2005

Heavy Snow in Nebraska, January 4 to 5, 2005

January 4 to 5, 2005 · NWS CYS · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

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

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

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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.

The radar

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Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Cheyenne

When
January 4, 6:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 AM MST
Where
Cheyenne forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.220, -102.995 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Kimball

When
January 4, 6:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 AM MST
Where
Kimball forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.198, -103.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Scotts Bluff

When
January 4, 6:00 PM MST to January 5, 5:00 AM MST
Where
Scotts Bluff forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.851, -103.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A winter storm system brought heavy snow to parts of the southern Nebraska panhandle with snowfall amounts from 5 to 7 inches reported over much of the area.

What these are

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

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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5433895, 5433896, 5433897.