Winter Weather in Nebraska, November 5, 2013

Name: Winter Weather in Nebraska, November 5, 2013
Start: 2013-11-05T00:00
End: 2013-11-05T14:00
Location: Nebraska

November 5, 2013 · NWS CYS · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

A cold front and upper level trough brought periods of light to moderate snowfall to the western Nebraska Panhandle. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches was observed.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 cold front and upper level trough brought periods of light to moderate snowfall to the western Nebraska Panhandle. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches was observed.

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 Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 4, 10:22 PM MST, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 4, 10:22 PM MST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1022 PM MST MON NOV 4 2013

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1021 PM MST MON NOV 4 2013

BAROCLINIC CLOUD BAND CURRENTLY OVER THE WYOMING PART OF THE CWA
HAS HAD SLOWLY WARMING TOPS SINCE 04Z. STILL MODERATE SNOW FALLING
OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND AT KLAR AT 05Z. SNOW HAVING A HARD TIME
SPREADING EAST INTO KCYS AND POINTS EASTWARD LATE THIS EVENING.
PERIOD FOR RECEIVING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS NARROWING OVER THAT
AREA...ESPECIALLY PARTS OF LARAMIE COUNTY AND HAVE TONED DOWN
AMOUNTS SOME. OTHERWISE...MADE MINOR CHANGES TO THE FIRST PERIOD
IN A RECENT UPDATE.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 723 PM MST MON NOV 4 2013

SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING AT A MODERATE TO HEAVY RATE OVER CARBON AND
ALBANY COUNTIES SINCE 00Z. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR HAVE
BEEN REPORTED BETWEEN KLAR AND KRWL. ALSO...THE SNOWY AND SIERRA
MADRE RANGES HAVE PICKED UP BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF
01Z. CLOUD TOPS CONTINUE TO COOL OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WERE
SPREADING TO THE NORTHEAST. THE SNOW IS ALONG THE 300 MB JET IN
ADVANCE OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN WYOMING.

EXPECT THE SNOW TO SPREAD TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. WITH EXPECTED ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING BETWEEN KCYS AND KSAA HAVE
WEST AHEAD AND ADDED THAT AREA TO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
OTHERWISE...MINOR CHANGES MADE TO THE FIRST PERIOD IN A RECENT
UPDATE.

UPDATE ISSUED AT 506 PM MST MON NOV 4 2013

SNOW HAS BEEN SLOWLY SPREADING OVER CARBON AND SOUTHERN ALBANY
COUNTIES EARLY THIS EVENING. CLOUD TOPS HAVE BEEN STEADILY COOLING
OVER THAT AREA AND HAVE BEEN SPREADING TO THE NORTHEAST. WITH THAT
SAID...THE START OF THE SNOW MAY BE A FEW HOURS LATER THAN IN
THE CURRENT FORECAST PERHAPS IN PART DUE TO THE STILL DRY BOUNDARY
LAYER. IN A RECENT UPDATE HAVE LOWERED POPS AND SNOW OVER THE
EAST PART OF THE CWA EARLY THIS EVENING AND MADE OTHER MINOR FIRST
PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 200 PM MST MON NOV 4 2013

THE EARLY AFTERNOON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWED ONE SHORTWAVE TROUGH
THAT BROUGHT THE RAIN AND SNOW LATE YESTERDAY LIFTING QUICKLY
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. A DEEPER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
THAT WILL IMPACT OUR CWA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WAS PROGRESSING EAST
ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. MOISTURE WAS INCREASING AND SPREADING NORTHEAST
IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA. SOME
LOW CLOUDINESS PREVAILED OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN PANHANDLE. TEMPERATURES WERE COOL...RANGING FROM 35 TO 45.
WINDS WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WERE GUSTY FROM THE WEST...WITH
OCCASIONALLY GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO THE EAST.

THE 12Z MODEL GUIDANCE MAINTAINS THE PROGRESSIVE NATURE OF THE
APPROACHING PACIFIC TROUGH AND COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE
FRONT PUSHES SOUTH LATER TONIGHT WITH THE UPPER TROUGH MOVING ACROSS
WYOMING AND COLORADO. A SURFACE LOW TAKES SHAPE OVER SOUTHERN
COLORADO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL COMMENCE AS RAIN AND
SNOW MIX LOWER ELEVATIONS AND SNOW ABOVE 7000 FT IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING
EARLY THIS EVENING...SPREADING EAST INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATER
THIS EVENING. AS TEMPERATURES DROP LATER THIS EVENING...EXPECT ALL
SNOW TO PREVAIL. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
FOR THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRES TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...
AND ACROSS THE PLAINS TUESDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WPC DAY1-2
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY IN LINE WITH ECMWF PROGS AND PREVIOUS
FORECAST...SO DID NOT MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. THE PINE AND CHEYENNE
RIDGES AND FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS MAY RECEIVE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF WEST OF LARAMIE RANGE BEGINNING AROUND
MIDDAY...AND EAST OF LARAMIE RANGE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. DID
EXTEND THE ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM EAST OF INTERSTATE 25.

THE SNOW SHIFTS QUICKLY EAST OF THE WESTERN PANHANDLE BY TUESDAY
EVENING WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE UPPER TROUGH. A FAST NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS BY WEDNESDAY WITH TIGHT 850-500 MB PRESSURE
GRADIENT. 700MB WINDS PROGGED BY GFS TO RAMP UP TO 50-55 KT OVER THE
WIND FAVORED AREAS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE CRAIG-CASPER 850-700MB
WIND CORRIDOR GRADIENT RISES TO 50-60 METERS DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.
IF THIS TREND PERSISTS...HIGH WIND HIGHLIGHTS MAY BE INTRODUCED
WITH TUESDAY AFTERNOON/S FORECAST. A WEAK TRAILING SHORTWAVE WILL
MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING WEDNESDAY WITH SOME LIGHT
SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

TEMPERATURES DURING THE SHORT TERM WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW
SEASONAL NORMALS. COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL KEEP HIGHS TUESDAY IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. FRESH SNOW COVER AND PARTIAL CLEARING WILL MAXIMIZE
RADIATIONAL COOLING TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS DIPPING INTO THE TEENS
TO LOWER 20S. SLIGHT TEMPERATURE MODERATION WILL PUSH THE MERCURY INTO
THE 30S TO MID 40S WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 128 PM MST MON NOV 4 2013

A MAINLY DRY WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED ACROSS THE CWA DURING THIS
PERIOD WITH SOME WINDINESS AT TIMES MAINLY IN WIND FAVORED AREAS
OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. ONE UPPER SHORTWAVE WILL SCOOT ACROSS THE
REGION FRIDAY AND SHOULD BRING SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO
MAINLY WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE CWA. QUICK MOVING SYSTEM
SHOULD KEEP AMOUNTS ON THE LIGHT SIDE. MODEST PACIFIC COOL FRONT
WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM BRINGING SOME MINOR COOLING FOR
SATURDAY. OTHERWISE THE AREA WILL BE UNDER A GENERALLY WNW FLOW
ALOFT MOST OF THE TIME WITH DOWNSLOPE SURFACE FLOW ALLOWING TEMPS
TO BE CLOSE TO AVERAGE.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 1021 PM MST MON NOV 4 2013

MVFR OR IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD EAST AND OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE CWA THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE OBSCURED AND ICING WILL BE
A CONCERN. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE CWA
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE
ROCKIES AND ONTO THE PLAINS.

WEST TO NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE BY 06Z WEDNESDAY IN
AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. FROM LATER TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 KNOTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THOSE AREAS. A WEAK TO MODERATE MOUNTAIN WAVE WILL
ALSO BE PRESENT DURING THAT TIME TO THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 130 PM MST MON NOV 4 2013

A QUICK MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW
AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE DISTRICT TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. DRIER AND MILDER CONDITIONS
WILL PREVAIL WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL BRING SLIGHT CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW OVER NORTHERN AND
WESTERN PARTS OF THE DISTRICT FRIDAY. PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY
WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED...MOSTLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR WYZ102-108-
     119.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM MST TUESDAY FOR WYZ106-112-
     114>118.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY FOR WYZ110-111-
     113.

NE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR NEZ002-003-
     019>021-054-055-095-096.

&&

UPDATE...WEILAND
SHORT TERM...JAMSKI
LONG TERM...RE
AVIATION...WEILAND
FIRE WEATHER...JAMSKI

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 4, 7:26 PM MST, 4 hours 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
726 PM MST MON NOV 4 2013

WYZ101-103>107-109>118-051845-
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SHIRLEY BASIN-
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-
LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
726 PM MST MON NOV 4 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...
SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SNOW WILL AFFECT ALL OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING BY THE LATE EVENING. THE
SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING
FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE SNOWY AND
SIERRA MADRE RANGES...TO 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL USHER IN THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.

DRY WEATHER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
REST OF THE WEEK AS GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOP. STRONG WINDS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WIND PRONE LOCATIONS OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ102-108-119-051845-
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-NIOBRARA COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
726 PM MST MON NOV 4 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE
TO ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING LATE
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE
TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ALONG THE NORTH FACING RIDGES AND SLOPES. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL
USHER IN THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
TUESDAY IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE

WEILAND

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 4, 7:39 PM MST, 4 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
739 PM MST MON NOV 04 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0732 PM     SNOW             LARAMIE                 41.31N 105.58W
11/04/2013  E2.0 INCH        ALBANY             WY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0733 PM     SNOW             SARATOGA                41.45N 106.81W
11/04/2013  E1.0 INCH        CARBON             WY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

MWEILAND

Local storm report, Nov 4, 9:04 PM MST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
904 PM MST MON NOV 04 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     SNOW             LARAMIE                 41.31N 105.58W
11/04/2013  E2.5 INCH        ALBANY             WY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0852 PM     SNOW             WHEATLAND               42.05N 104.96W
11/04/2013  E0.5 INCH        PLATTE             WY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE HALF INCH MAINLY IN GRASSY AREAS.

0854 PM     SNOW             LUSK                    42.76N 104.45W
11/04/2013  E0.8 INCH        NIOBRARA           WY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES.

&&

MWEILAND

Local storm report, Nov 4, 9:04 PM MST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
904 PM MST MON NOV 04 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0850 PM     SNOW             LARAMIE                 41.31N 105.58W
11/04/2013  E2.5 INCH        ALBANY             WY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0852 PM     SNOW             WHEATLAND               42.05N 104.96W
11/04/2013  E0.5 INCH        PLATTE             WY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE HALF INCH MAINLY IN GRASSY AREAS.

0854 PM     SNOW             LUSK                    42.76N 104.45W
11/04/2013  E0.8 INCH        NIOBRARA           WY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES.

&&

MWEILAND

Local storm report, Nov 4, 9:49 PM MST, 2 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
949 PM MST MON NOV 04 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0935 PM     SNOW             SARATOGA                41.45N 106.81W
11/04/2013  E2.0 INCH        CARBON             WY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MODERATE SNOWFALL.

&&

MWEILAND

Local storm report, Nov 4, 10:30 PM MST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1030 PM MST MON NOV 04 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1030 PM     SNOW             WHEATLAND               42.05N 104.96W
11/04/2013  E1.0 INCH        PLATTE             WY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1030 PM     SNOW             GUERNSEY                42.27N 104.74W
11/04/2013  E1.0 INCH        PLATTE             WY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

MWEILAND

Local storm report, Nov 4, 11:25 PM MST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1125 PM MST MON NOV 04 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1015 PM     SNOW             LARAMIE                 41.31N 105.58W
11/04/2013  M3.5 INCH        ALBANY             WY   PUBLIC

&&

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Event by event

7 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Box Butte

When: November 5, 12:00 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
Where: Box Butte forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 42.220, -103.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four inches of snow was measured in Hemingford.

Winter Weather, North Sioux

When: November 5, 12:00 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
Where: North Sioux forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 42.488, -103.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four inches of snow was measured 9 miles northeast of Harrison.

Winter Weather, Dawes

When: November 5, 12:00 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
Where: Dawes forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 42.720, -103.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four inches of snow was measured in Crawford.

Winter Weather, North Sioux

When: November 5, 12:00 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
Where: North Sioux forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 42.488, -103.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three inches of snow was estimated in Harrison.

Winter Weather, South Sioux

When: November 5, 12:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where: South Sioux forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.488, -103.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six inches of snow was estimated in Agate.

Winter Weather, Morrill

When: November 5, 12:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where: Morrill forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 41.716, -103.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three inches of snow was estimated in Bridgeport.

Winter Weather, Dawes

When: November 5, 12:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where: Dawes forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 42.720, -103.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three inches of snow was estimated in Chadron.

What these are

Winter Weather: 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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, November 2013

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: 476592, 476593, 476594, 476595, 476596, 476597, 476598.