An upper level trough of low pressure across Montana into North Dakota and South Dakota provided for a prolonged snow event of nearly 48 hrs across North Central Nebraska. The event began during the early morning hours on January 20th and persisted until the late evening hours on January 21st.
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The episode as NWS LBF wrote it up.
An upper level trough of low pressure across Montana into North Dakota and South Dakota provided for a prolonged snow event of nearly 48 hrs across North Central Nebraska. The event began during the early morning hours on January 20th and persisted until the late evening hours on January 21st. Snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 13 inches across Boyd and Holt counties in Nebraska.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Spencer hydroelectric plant reported storm total snowfall of 11 inches once the snow ended during the late evening hours of January 21st.
The O'Neill radio station KBRX reported a reported storm total snowfall of 13 inches once the snow ended during the late evening hours of January 21st.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, January 2008
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: 66464, 66465.