Nebraska, 2009Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 3, 2009
January 3, 2009 · NWS OAX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
An Arctic cold front that moved across the Omaha metro area during the early afternoon of January 3 caused a light drizzle that was falling across the area to freeze quickly. Temperatures which were a few degrees above freezing before the front passed dropped into the 20s within an hour.
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- Deaths
- 0
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- None recorded
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- None recorded
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An Arctic cold front that moved across the Omaha metro area during the early afternoon of January 3 caused a light drizzle that was falling across the area to freeze quickly. Temperatures which were a few degrees above freezing before the front passed dropped into the 20s within an hour. At Omaha-Eppley the temperature dropped from 34 at 104 pm to 28 at 123 pm.
Winter Weather, Douglas
- When
- January 3, 1:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 41.295, -96.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures across the Omaha metro area were 34 or 35 degrees during the morning of January 3rd as a light drizzle developed. An Arctic cold front that moved across the area during the early afternoon caused temperatures to fall into the upper 20s within a half hours time causing the drizzle to quickly freeze. Many streets, parking lots and sidewalks became very slick and hazardous due to the sudden nature of the freeze even though precipitation amounts were only a trace or perhaps a hundredth of an inch or so.
Winter Weather, Sarpy
- When
- January 3, 1:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sarpy forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 41.113, -96.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures across the Omaha metro area were 34 or 35 degrees during the morning of January 3rd as a light drizzle developed. An Arctic cold front that moved across the area during the early afternoon caused temperatures to fall into the upper 20s within a half hours time causing the drizzle to quickly freeze. Many streets, parking lots and sidewalks became very slick and hazardous due to the sudden nature of the freeze even though precipitation amounts were only a trace or perhaps a hundredth of an inch or so.
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- 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.
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 3 to 4, 20091 death · 250 injured · 19 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Mexico, January 3 to 5, 20091 death · 54 kt wind · 6 events
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, January 3, 2009$40,000 · EF1 · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 3, 2009$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
- Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 3 to 4, 200917 events
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 3 to 4, 200913 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 3 to 4, 200910 events
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 3 to 6, 20098 events
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 3, 2009$4,000 · 8 events
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, January 3, 20097 events
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 3 to 4, 20097 events
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 3 to 5, 20096 events
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: 149545, 149546.