Nebraska, 2010

Heavy Snow in Nebraska, November 11, 2010

November 11, 2010 · NWS CYS · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

A strong low pressure system tracked through southern Colorado the morning of 11 November 2010. Wrap around moisture to the north of this low brought heavy snow to extreme southeast Wyoming and the southern Nebraska Panhandle.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 CYS wrote it up.

A strong low pressure system tracked through southern Colorado the morning of 11 November 2010. Wrap around moisture to the north of this low brought heavy snow to extreme southeast Wyoming and the southern Nebraska Panhandle.

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Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Banner

When
November 11, 9:30 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
Where
Banner forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.546, -103.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotter reported 6.0 total snowfall from storm 12 miles northwest of Harrisburg Nebraska.

Heavy Snow, Cheyenne

When
November 11, 9:30 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.220, -102.995 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotter reported snow total of 8.0 inches in Potter Nebraska.

Heavy Snow, Kimball

When
November 11, 9:30 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
Where
Kimball forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
41.198, -103.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Kimball County law enforcement reported total of 8.5 inches of snowfall from storm.

Heavy Snow, Kimball

When
November 11, 9:30 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
Where
Kimball forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.198, -103.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotter reported snow tootal of 7.5 inches in Dix Nebraska.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 262207, 262208, 262209, 262210.