Nebraska, 2008

Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 20 to 21, 2008

January 20 to 21, 2008 · NWS FSD · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Snow accumulated 5 to 8 inches over far northeast Nebraska during a 24 hour period from the afternoon of January 20th to the afternoon of January 21st. The snowfall made travel slippery.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 FSD wrote it up.

Snow accumulated 5 to 8 inches over far northeast Nebraska during a 24 hour period from the afternoon of January 20th to the afternoon of January 21st. The snowfall made travel slippery.

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 Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 19, 4:00 PM CST, 23 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 4:00 PM CST, 23 hours before
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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Dixon

When
January 20, 3:00 PM CST to January 21, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Dixon forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
42.493, -96.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 5 to 8 inches made travel slippery, with several vehicles sliding off roads. The 8 inch accumulations were in the northern part of the county near the Missouri River.

Winter Weather, Dakota

When
January 20, 3:00 PM CST to January 21, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Dakota forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
42.391, -96.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 5 to 8 inches made travel slippery, with several vehicles sliding off roads. The 8 inch accumulations were in the northern part of the county near the Missouri River.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 77264, 77265.