Winter Weather in Nebraska, November 15, 2005

Name: Winter Weather in Nebraska, November 15, 2005
Start: 2005-11-15T11:00
End: 2005-11-15T16:00
Location: Nebraska

November 15, 2005 · NWS OAX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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: 8

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 OAX wrote it up.

Strong winds combined with 2 to 4 inches of snow to create brief whiteout conditions over parts of northeast Nebraska Tuesday 11/15/05. Sustained winds of 30 to 35 mph were common with some gusts over 40 mph. The whiteout conditions closed parts of Highway 81 in Pierce county and Highway 15 in Wayne county at different times. Some schools were also closed, with Osmond closed much of Tuesday and all of Wednesday. Poor visibilities and slick conditions also caused numerous accidents, many due to cars sliding into ditches, partly because it was the first winter event of the season.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 14, 2:23 PM CST, 20 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 14, 2:23 PM CST, 20 hours 37 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Madison

When: November 15, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 41.917, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Pierce

When: November 15, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Pierce forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Wayne

When: November 15, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 42.209, -97.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Stanton

When: November 15, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Stanton forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 41.917, -97.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Seward

When: November 15, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Seward forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 40.872, -97.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Butler

When: November 15, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Butler forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 41.226, -97.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Colfax

When: November 15, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Colfax forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 41.574, -97.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Platte

When: November 15, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Platte forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 41.571, -97.521 (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

Every storm in Nebraska in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, November 2005

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5479463, 5479464, 5479465, 5479466, 5479467, 5479468, 5479469, 5479470.