Nebraska, 2007

Cold in Nebraska, January 15, 2007

January 15, 2007 · NWS OAX · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

Arctic air spilled south across a fresh snow cover this day, with actual temperatures dropping to around zero to 10 below by daybreak on 1/15/07. When combined with northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph, wind chill readings dropped to 20 below to nearly 30 below zero over much of the area.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 20 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
20

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.

Arctic air spilled south across a fresh snow cover this day, with actual temperatures dropping to around zero to 10 below by daybreak on 1/15/07. When combined with northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph, wind chill readings dropped to 20 below to nearly 30 below zero over much of the area. |The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am and included...28 below at Norfolk, 26 below in Fremont, 25 below at Albion, 24 below in Tekamah and Columbus, 20 below in Lincoln and 19 below in Omaha.

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 Jan 14, 11:07 PM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 11:07 PM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1107 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007

.DISCUSSION...

BANDED SNOW IS DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS
EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.  THE ADVISORY WAS DROPPED
EARLY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA
WHERE ACCUMULATIONS HAD ENDED. IT WAS KEPT GOING IN AREAS STILL
GETTING BANDED PRECIP...AND ALSO IN THE LARGER SCALE DEFORMATION
BAND SNOW STILL IN GOING OFK AND WESTWARD.  WINDS ARE NOT PROGGED
TO INCREASE MUCH MORE THAN ALREADY OBSERVED VALUES...BUT THIS WILL
STILL PUT WIND CHILLS CLOSE TO ADVISORY CRITERIA BY MORNING IN
PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.  ANTICIPATE THAT IT MAY BE POSSIBLE
TO DROP THE REST OF THE ADVISORY WITH THE 4 AM ZONE PACKAGE.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 325 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007/

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
ONGOING WINTER WEATHER WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM.

THE LATEST SUBJECTIVE SURFACE MAP ANALYSIS HAD HIGH PRES STRETCHING FROM
CANADA S ACRS THE DAKOTAS INTO THE WRN PLAINS.  WITH N SFC FLOW
ACRSS THE CWA.  WSR-88D RADAR MOSAIC HAS A LARGE AREA OF SNOW ACRS
NEB INTO WRN IA...WITH ENHANCED BANDS FROM IMPERIAL TO
AINSWORTH...MCCOOK TO SUX...AND FM WICHITA NE THRU TOP INTO ERN NEB
AND WRN IA.  THE BEST UVV IS MOVING ACRS THE FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND SHIFTS INTO IA THIS EVENING. THERE IS A DECREASE IN
THE ECHOES WEST OF LINCOLN COINCIDENT WITH THE MID LEVEL DRYING AND
THIS TREND IS FCST TO CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE
TROF.  LOW LEVEL PROFILERS WERE FM THE SE AT HBRK AND FBY...WITH THE
H7 WINDS SW TO NE...THUS SOME OF THE WARM AIR HAD MADE IT INTO SE
NEB AND SW IA...WITH SLEET AND SNOW BEING REPORTED.  REPORTS SO FAR
HAVE BEEN 3 TO 4 MO VALLEY INTO NE NEB AND 1 TO 4 FOR SRN AND SW
IA.  NEMAHA JUST CAME IN WITH A REPORT 4 INCHES.

HEADLINES WILL HINGE ON EXPECTED DRYING FM SW AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO
LET SOME OF THOSE COUNTIES GO WHERE PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE.
WILL NEED TO WATCH FRONTOGENETIC BANDS AS CAN ADD EXTRA INCHES TO
SNOW TOTALS OVERNIGHT.  THE NAM HAS A FRONTONGENETIC BAND FM CNTRL INTO
NE/ECNTRL NEB THIS EVENING AND SHIFTS IT EWD OVERNIGHT.  THE RH DOES
DECREASE LATER TONIGHT...HOWEVER WITH THIS BAND THERE IS AN AREA OF
HIGH RH THAT IS MAINTAINED.  AM LOOKING AT MINOR ACCUMULATIONS SW
ZONES TO AN ADDITIONAL 4 NORTHEAST.  COULD SEE SNOW TOTALS GREATER
THAN 6 INCHES PARTS OF THE CWA...BUT WITH THE LONG DURATION OF SNOW
WILL KEEP IT AN ADVISORY.  TRANSFORM SNOW ADVISORY TO SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25
MPH FM THE N.

THE FRONTOGENETIC BAND SHOULD WEAKEN MONDAY MORNING...WITH LINGERING
FLURRIES AND A SLIGHT CHC FOR LIGHT SNOW FAR ERN COUNTIES EARLY.
COLD AND BREEZY TUESDAY...WITH LOW WIND CHILLS.  THE WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO DECREASE MONDAY EVENING WITH SUB ZERO LOWS TUESDAY
MORNING.  MID LEVEL RIDGING ENSUES TUESDAY AND LOW LEVEL SW FLOW
RETURNS WITH A SLOW WARMING TREND.

LONG TERM...12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
WEAK WAVE MOVING OUT OF THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL BE INITIAL
FORECAST CHALLENGE ON WEDNESDAY. LAST COUPLE OF GFS RUNS NOW
SUGGEST THAT MOISTURE WILL HAVE A HARD TIME MOVING THIS FAR NORTH.
BOTH 06Z/12Z GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS PICK UP ON THE WAVE AND AGREE
THAT PRECIP WILL BE HARD TO COME BY. THE CANADIAN ENSEMBLE IS ALSO
IN AGREEMENT...THUS LEFT PRECIP OUT OF THE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON/NIGHT FORECAST. THE NORTHERN STREAM BECOMES DOMINANT
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WHILE THE WESTERN TROUGH CLOSES
OFF ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST CONUS. WITH THE NORTHERN STREAM...THE
BULK OF THE ENERGY/MOISTURE REMAIN TO OUR NORTH THOUGH...THUS ANY
SNOW CHANCES REMAIN ACROSS THE DAKOTAS...ALTHOUGH AS FAR SOUTH AS
THE COMMON NEBRASKA/SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER AND ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA
ON THURSDAY. THIS ESSENTIALLY SHOULD GIVE A REINFORCING SHOT OF
COOLER AIR FOR FRIDAY BUT WITH DRY WEATHER. FOR THE WEEKEND...THE
12Z GFS SUGGESTED THAT PACIFIC MOISTURE MAY BE STREAMING INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...BUT FEEL THAT IT WILL HAVE A HARD TIME MOVING
NORTH OF THE MEAN NORTHWEST FLOW THAT WILL BE ACROSS OUR REGION.
THUS...MAY SEE SOME PRECIP ACROSS PORTIONS OF KANSAS SATURDAY
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY BUT DRY ACROSS OUR AREA. SUNDAY APPEARS TO BE
DRY ALSO AS WE WAIT FOR ADDITIONAL MOISTURE/ENERGY TO MOVE IN FROM
THE WEST WHICH WILL LIKELY MOVE IN NEXT WEEK BEYOND THIS FORECAST
PERIOD.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM CST MONDAY FOR NEZ011-
     012-015>018-030>034-042>045-050>053-067.

IA...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM CST MONDAY FOR IAZ043-
     055-056-069-079.

&&

POLLACK/CZ/VD
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 14, 5:54 PM CST, 8 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
554 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>067-151400-
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-
STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-
554 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
MONDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...HEAVY AT TIMES
IN THE BANDED SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM
1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF A COLUMBUS TO
HARLAN LINE. SOME PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY BE MIXED IN WITH THE
SNOW THIS EVENING WHERE THE PRECIPITATION IS LIGHT AROUND LINCOLN. NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH
THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WINDS CHILLS FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.

MONDAY...THERE WILL BE SOME OCCASIONAL FLURRIES...ALONG WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES AND BRISK NORTH WINDS. THE NORTH WINDS SHOULD
DECREASE BY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT OR MONDAY...HOWEVER
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY SNOW AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

NEZ068-078-088>093-151400-
OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
554 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH
MIDNIGHT EAST OF A MILFORD TO FIRTH TO BURCHARD LINE.

MINOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG
WITH SOME PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING.

THE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT OR
MONDAY...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY SNOW AMOUNTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

ZAPOTOCNY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 14, 9:30 PM CST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
930 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0929 PM     SNOW             3 NW LITTLE SIOUX       41.84N 96.07W
01/14/2007  E6.0 INCH        HARRISON           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

SKLEMM
Local storm report, Jan 14, 11:23 PM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1123 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 PM     SNOW             FREMONT                 41.44N 96.49W
01/14/2007  M4.0 INCH        DODGE              NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STILL SNOWING

&&

GRIFFIS
Local storm report, Jan 14, 11:27 PM CST, 2 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1127 PM CST SUN JAN 14 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1042 AM     SNOW             ALBION                  41.69N 98.00W
01/14/2007  M1.0 INCH        BOONE              NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

1155 AM     SNOW             VALLEY                  41.31N 96.35W
01/14/2007  M0.6 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            INCLUDES YESTERDAYS SNOWFALL.

1155 AM     SNOW             NORFOLK                 42.03N 97.42W
01/14/2007  M1.0 INCH        MADISON            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

1155 AM     SNOW             OMAHA                   41.26N 96.01W
01/14/2007  M1.7 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            INCLUDES YESTERDAYS SNOWFALL.

1210 PM     SNOW             LINCOLN                 40.82N 96.69W
01/14/2007  M2.0 INCH        LANCASTER          NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            INCLUDES YESTERDAYS SNOW.

1252 PM     SNOW             BOYS TOWN               41.26N 96.13W
01/14/2007  M1.0 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

            0.8 OF NEW SNOW, 1 INCH ON THE GROUND.

0100 PM     SLEET            WYMORE                  40.12N 96.67W
01/14/2007  U0.00 INCH       GAGE               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MODERATE SLEET MIXED WITH THE SNOWFALL.

0102 PM     SNOW             LITTLE SIOUX            41.81N 96.03W
01/14/2007  M1.5 INCH        HARRISON           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ONE HALF INCH IN THE LAST 15 MINUTES.

0200 PM     SNOW             PIERCE                  42.20N 97.53W
01/14/2007  E3.0 INCH        PIERCE             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            AT LEAST THREE INCHES WAS ESTIMATED. SEVERAL REPORTS OF
            ACCIDENTS.

0204 PM     SNOW             NELIGH                  42.13N 98.03W
01/14/2007  E3.0 INCH        ANTELOPE           NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0206 PM     SNOW             ALBION                  41.69N 98.00W
01/14/2007  E3.0 INCH        BOONE              NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0208 PM     SNOW             COLUMBUS                41.43N 97.36W
01/14/2007  E3.0 INCH        PLATTE             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            OFFICERS ESTIMATE 2 TO 3 INCHES ON THE GROUND.

0211 PM     SNOW             TEKAMAH                 41.78N 96.22W
01/14/2007  E1.5 INCH        BURT               NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            UP TO 2 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN PART OF COUNTY.

0218 PM     SNOW             DAYKIN                  40.32N 97.30W
01/14/2007  E2.0 INCH        JEFFERSON          NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0225 PM     SNOW             VALLEY                  41.31N 96.35W
01/14/2007  E1.5 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

0225 PM     SNOW             LITTLE SIOUX            41.81N 96.03W
01/14/2007  M3.5 INCH        HARRISON           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE EIGHTH MILE AT TIMES.

0230 PM     SNOW             GLENWOOD                41.05N 95.74W
01/14/2007  E2.0 INCH        MILLS              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            OFFICERS REPORT ONE AND ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES ON THE
            GROUND. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE.

0300 PM     SNOW             NEMAHA                  40.34N 95.68W
01/14/2007  E4.0 INCH        NEMAHA             NE   PUBLIC

0347 PM     SNOW             OMAHA                   41.26N 96.01W
01/14/2007  E3.0 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   OTHER FEDERAL

            ESTIMATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT, BUT NOT AT THE
            OFFICIAL OBSERVING LOCATION.

0430 PM     SNOW             3 S OFFUTT AFB          41.07N 95.92W
01/14/2007  M1.7 INCH        SARPY              NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0430 PM     SNOW             LITTLE SIOUX            41.81N 96.03W
01/14/2007  E5.0 INCH        HARRISON           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0500 PM     SNOW             WAYNE                   42.24N 97.02W
01/14/2007  E4.0 INCH        WAYNE              NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0530 PM     SNOW             FAIRBURY                40.14N 97.18W
01/14/2007  E1.5 INCH        JEFFERSON          NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0600 PM     SNOW             BOYS TOWN               41.26N 96.13W
01/14/2007  E3.0 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT.

0600 PM     SNOW             TECUMSEH                40.37N 96.19W
01/14/2007  E2.0 INCH        JOHNSON            NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

0640 PM     SNOW             WEST POINT              41.84N 96.71W
01/14/2007  E4.0 INCH        CUMING             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0720 PM     SNOW             WILBER                  40.48N 96.96W
01/14/2007  E2.0 INCH        SALINE             NE   PUBLIC

            SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.

0929 PM     SNOW             3 NW LITTLE SIOUX       41.84N 96.07W
01/14/2007  E6.0 INCH        HARRISON           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

1000 PM     SNOW             FREMONT                 41.44N 96.49W
01/14/2007  M4.0 INCH        DODGE              NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STILL SNOWING

&&

GRIFFIS
Local storm report, Jan 15, 12:08 AM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1208 AM CST MON JAN 15 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1148 PM     SNOW             1 NW VALLEY             41.32N 96.36W
01/14/2007  M3.0 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

1148 PM     SNOW             OMAHA                   41.26N 96.01W
01/14/2007  M3.7 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            EPPLEY AIRPORT

1202 AM     SNOW             3 W PACIFIC JUNCTION    41.02N 95.86W
01/15/2007  M3.0 INCH        CASS               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

1202 AM     SNOW             NORFOLK                 42.03N 97.42W
01/15/2007  M6.0 INCH        MADISON            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

1202 AM     SNOW             LINCOLN                 40.82N 96.69W
01/15/2007  M3.3 INCH        LANCASTER          NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

&&

GRIFFIS
Local storm report, Jan 15, 12:10 AM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1210 AM CST MON JAN 15 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1202 AM     SNOW             NORFOLK                 42.03N 97.42W
01/15/2007  M6.5 INCH        MADISON            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

&&

GRIFFIS
Local storm report, Jan 15, 12:12 AM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1212 AM CST MON JAN 15 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1042 AM     SNOW             ALBION                  41.69N 98.00W
01/14/2007  M1.0 INCH        BOONE              NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

1155 AM     SNOW             OMAHA                   41.26N 96.01W
01/14/2007  M1.7 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            INCLUDES YESTERDAYS SNOWFALL.

1155 AM     SNOW             NORFOLK                 42.03N 97.42W
01/14/2007  M1.0 INCH        MADISON            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

1155 AM     SNOW             VALLEY                  41.31N 96.35W
01/14/2007  M0.6 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            INCLUDES YESTERDAYS SNOWFALL.

1210 PM     SNOW             LINCOLN                 40.82N 96.69W
01/14/2007  M2.0 INCH        LANCASTER          NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            INCLUDES YESTERDAYS SNOW.

1252 PM     SNOW             BOYS TOWN               41.26N 96.13W
01/14/2007  M1.0 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

            0.8 OF NEW SNOW, 1 INCH ON THE GROUND.

0100 PM     SLEET            WYMORE                  40.12N 96.67W
01/14/2007  U0.00 INCH       GAGE               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MODERATE SLEET MIXED WITH THE SNOWFALL.

0102 PM     SNOW             LITTLE SIOUX            41.81N 96.03W
01/14/2007  M1.5 INCH        HARRISON           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ONE HALF INCH IN THE LAST 15 MINUTES.

0200 PM     SNOW             PIERCE                  42.20N 97.53W
01/14/2007  E3.0 INCH        PIERCE             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            AT LEAST THREE INCHES WAS ESTIMATED. SEVERAL REPORTS OF
            ACCIDENTS.

0204 PM     SNOW             NELIGH                  42.13N 98.03W
01/14/2007  E3.0 INCH        ANTELOPE           NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0206 PM     SNOW             ALBION                  41.69N 98.00W
01/14/2007  E3.0 INCH        BOONE              NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0208 PM     SNOW             COLUMBUS                41.43N 97.36W
01/14/2007  E3.0 INCH        PLATTE             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            OFFICERS ESTIMATE 2 TO 3 INCHES ON THE GROUND.

0211 PM     SNOW             TEKAMAH                 41.78N 96.22W
01/14/2007  E1.5 INCH        BURT               NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            UP TO 2 INCHES ACROSS WESTERN PART OF COUNTY.

0218 PM     SNOW             DAYKIN                  40.32N 97.30W
01/14/2007  E2.0 INCH        JEFFERSON          NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0225 PM     SNOW             LITTLE SIOUX            41.81N 96.03W
01/14/2007  M3.5 INCH        HARRISON           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE EIGHTH MILE AT TIMES.

0225 PM     SNOW             VALLEY                  41.31N 96.35W
01/14/2007  E1.5 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

0230 PM     SNOW             GLENWOOD                41.05N 95.74W
01/14/2007  E2.0 INCH        MILLS              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            OFFICERS REPORT ONE AND ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES ON THE
            GROUND. VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE.

0300 PM     SNOW             NEMAHA                  40.34N 95.68W
01/14/2007  E4.0 INCH        NEMAHA             NE   PUBLIC

0347 PM     SNOW             OMAHA                   41.26N 96.01W
01/14/2007  E3.0 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   OTHER FEDERAL

            ESTIMATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT, BUT NOT AT THE
            OFFICIAL OBSERVING LOCATION.

0430 PM     SNOW             LITTLE SIOUX            41.81N 96.03W
01/14/2007  E5.0 INCH        HARRISON           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0430 PM     SNOW             3 S OFFUTT AFB          41.07N 95.92W
01/14/2007  M1.7 INCH        SARPY              NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0500 PM     SNOW             WAYNE                   42.24N 97.02W
01/14/2007  E4.0 INCH        WAYNE              NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0530 PM     SNOW             FAIRBURY                40.14N 97.18W
01/14/2007  E1.5 INCH        JEFFERSON          NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0600 PM     SNOW             TECUMSEH                40.37N 96.19W
01/14/2007  E2.0 INCH        JOHNSON            NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 PM     SNOW             BOYS TOWN               41.26N 96.13W
01/14/2007  E3.0 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT.

0640 PM     SNOW             WEST POINT              41.84N 96.71W
01/14/2007  E4.0 INCH        CUMING             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0720 PM     SNOW             WILBER                  40.48N 96.96W
01/14/2007  E2.0 INCH        SALINE             NE   PUBLIC

            SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.

0929 PM     SNOW             3 NW LITTLE SIOUX       41.84N 96.07W
01/14/2007  E6.0 INCH        HARRISON           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

1000 PM     SNOW             FREMONT                 41.44N 96.49W
01/14/2007  M4.0 INCH        DODGE              NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STILL SNOWING

1148 PM     SNOW             OMAHA                   41.26N 96.01W
01/14/2007  M3.7 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            EPPLEY AIRPORT

1148 PM     SNOW             1 NW VALLEY             41.32N 96.36W
01/14/2007  M3.0 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

1202 AM     SNOW             NORFOLK                 42.03N 97.42W
01/15/2007  M6.5 INCH        MADISON            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

1202 AM     SNOW             LINCOLN                 40.82N 96.69W
01/15/2007  M3.3 INCH        LANCASTER          NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

1202 AM     SNOW             3 W PACIFIC JUNCTION    41.02N 95.86W
01/15/2007  M3.0 INCH        CASS               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

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Cold/Wind Chill, Antelope

When
January 15, 2:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Antelope forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
42.177, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below to produce wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am and included 25 below at Albion.

Cold/Wind Chill, Cedar

When
January 15, 2:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Cedar forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
42.599, -97.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below to produce wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am.

Cold/Wind Chill, Knox

When
January 15, 2:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Knox forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
42.637, -97.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below and produced wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am.|

Cold/Wind Chill, Madison

When
January 15, 2:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.917, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below to produce wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am and included 28 below at Norfolk.

Cold/Wind Chill, Pierce

When
January 15, 2:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Pierce forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below and produced wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am.|

Cold/Wind Chill, Wayne

When
January 15, 2:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
42.209, -97.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below and produced wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am.|

Cold/Wind Chill, Platte

When
January 15, 3:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Platte forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.571, -97.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below and produced wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am and included 24 below in Columbus.

Cold/Wind Chill, Colfax

When
January 15, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Colfax forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.574, -97.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below and produced wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am.|

Cold/Wind Chill, Stanton

When
January 15, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Stanton forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.917, -97.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below to produce wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am.|

Cold/Wind Chill, Thurston

When
January 15, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Thurston forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
42.158, -96.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below produced wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am.|

Cold/Wind Chill, Cuming

When
January 15, 5:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Cuming forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below to produce wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am.

Cold/Wind Chill, Boone

When
January 15, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Boone forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.707, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below and produced wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am and included...28 below at Norfolk, 26 below in Fremont, 25 below at Albion, 24 below in Tekamah and Columbus, 20 below in Lincoln and 19 below in Omaha.

Cold/Wind Chill, Burt

When
January 15, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Burt forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.852, -96.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below to produce wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. This included 24 below in Tekamah around 8 am.|

Cold/Wind Chill, Butler

When
January 15, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Butler forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.226, -97.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below to produce wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am.|

Cold/Wind Chill, Dodge

When
January 15, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Dodge forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.578, -96.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below to produce wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am and included 26 below in Fremont.

Cold/Wind Chill, Saunders

When
January 15, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Saunders forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.226, -96.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below to produce wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am.|

Cold/Wind Chill, Lancaster

When
January 15, 7:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Lancaster forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.784, -96.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below to produce wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am and included 20 below in Lincoln.|

Cold/Wind Chill, Seward

When
January 15, 7:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Seward forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.872, -97.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below and produced wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am.|

Cold/Wind Chill, Washington

When
January 15, 7:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.531, -96.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below and produced wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am.

Cold/Wind Chill, Douglas

When
January 15, 8:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Douglas forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.295, -96.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph combined with actual temperatures of zero to 9 below produced wind chill values of 20 below to nearly 30 below over the area. The coldest wind chills were observed around 8 am and included 19 below at Omaha-Eppley.

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

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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: 4385, 4390, 4395, 4397, 4398, 4405, 4399, 4391, 4402, 4403, 4392, 4387, 4388, 4389, 4393, 4400, 4396, 4401, 4404, 4394.