Nebraska, 2010

Ice Storm in Nebraska, January 20, 2010

January 20, 2010 · NWS FSD · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Travel and walking were made extremely hazardous, and power lines and trees were damaged.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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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.

Freezing rain produced ice accumulations of a quarter inch or a little more in extreme northeast Nebraska.Travel and walking were made extremely hazardous, and power lines and trees were damaged.

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Event by event

2 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Ice Storm, Dixon

When
January 20, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Dixon forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
42.493, -96.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Freezing rain produced ice accumulations of around a quarter inch. Travel and walking were made extremely hazardous and difficult. Damage to trees and power lines was reported, and there were scattered power outages.

Ice Storm, Dakota

When
January 20, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Dakota forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
42.391, -96.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Freezing rain produced ice accumulations of around a quarter inch. Travel and walking were made extremely hazardous and difficult. Damage to trees and power lines was reported, and there were scattered power outages.

What these are

Ice Storm
Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant 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: 212043, 212046.