Normal to above normal precipitation fell across the central and western Sandhills as well as southwestern Nebraska during the month of February. Total precipitation ranged from a half an inch in southwestern Nebraska, to around an inch in the central Sandhills.
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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.
The episode as NWS LBF wrote it up.
Normal to above normal precipitation fell across the central and western Sandhills as well as southwestern Nebraska during the month of February. Total precipitation ranged from a half an inch in southwestern Nebraska, to around an inch in the central Sandhills. In light of the normal to above normal precipitation, several counties remained in severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought conditions over the central and western Sandhills...as well as southwestern Nebraska. The area of severe (D2) to extreme (D3) drought remained unchanged during the month of February.
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 North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 31, 11:16 PM CST, 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1116 PM CST FRI JAN 31 2014 .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 350 PM CST FRI JAN 31 2014 AT H5 TROUGH FROM CLOSED HUDSON BAY LOW EXTENDS SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE GREAT BASIN. AT THE SURFACE COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM HUDSON BAY TO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THEN NORTHWEST ALONG THE ROCKIES. && .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 1016 PM CST FRI JAN 31 2014 WE HAVE ADJUSTED THE FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT TRENDS IN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION. SOME TEMPERATURES IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA ARE FALLING FASTER THAN THE PREVIOUS FORECAST HAD GOING. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 350 PM CST FRI JAN 31 2014 WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES A RATHER POTENT MID LEVEL IMPULSE CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN UTAH. THIS FEATURE WILL TRACK EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. THE MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD STAY SOUTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA...HOWEVER...A BAND OF MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS DOES DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. SOME WEAK LIFT IS NOTED THROUGH A SATURATED DENDRITIC LAYER...AND SNOW CHANCES WILL BE MAINTAINED ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. AFTER MIDNIGHT...THE BETTER MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS AND LIFT SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA...WITH SNOW CHANCES DECREASING. CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT...AND THIS WILL KEEP LOWS FROM BOTTOMING OUT IN ACROSS THE FRESH SNOW FIELD. ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHEAST INTO THE NEBRASKA SATURDAY. NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF MOISTURE OR DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. WILL NOT EXPAND OR INCREASE POPS AT THIS TIME...AND MAINTAIN ONLY THE SLIGHT CHANCES ACROSS SHERIDAN AND GARDEN COUNTIES. OTHERWISE A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING...WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE TEENS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN NEBRASKA. FARTHER SOUTH...20S ARE EXPECTED. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 350 PM CST FRI JAN 31 2014 MID AND LONG TERM MODELS IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH SOLUTIONS AND HAVE FAIR CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST. FOCUS WILL BE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES TUESDAY. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE NORTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH UPSLOPE FLOW OVER THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE UPPER 500MB TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST. SATURDAY NIGHT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SURFACE HIGH TO THE SOUTHEAST WAA WILL SET UP WITH LOWS REACHED EARLY THEN GRADUALLY INCREASING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE MORNING. AS THE UPPER TROUGH SWINGS EAST. STILL HAVE COLDER TEMPERATURES OVER THE SNOW FIELD TO THE SOUTH. HIGHS SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE 20S WITH LOW TO MID 20S OVER SOUTHWEST SNOWFIELD AND UPPER 20S NORTH WITH BARE GROUND. FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES REALIZED EARLY AS THE NEXT ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA. SOME MOISTURE RETURN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO. UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE 4 CORNERS ON MONDAY AND OUT ONTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY THERE MAY BE SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA. MAIN ENERGY OVER TEXAS WITH THIS SYSTEM. HAVE RETAINED CHANCE POPS BUT MAY HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED DOWNWARD. 850MB TEMPERATURES ON THE DOWNWARD TREND FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH -3 AT 850MB MONDAY MORNING AT 12Z AND FALLING TO AROUND -20C AT 850MB BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EXTENDED DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS YET BUT HAVE BEGUN TO TREND TEMPERATURE FORECAST DOWNWARD. TEMPERATURES SLOWLY REBOUNDING AFTER WEDNESDAY WITH ZONAL PATTERN ALOFT AND DRY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 1115 PM CST FRI JAN 31 2014 CEILING AND VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE VISUAL RANGE OF 3000 FEET AGL AND 5SM OR HIGHER THROUGH ABOUT 08Z. THEN CEILINGS OF 2000-3000 FEET AGL WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONT COMES THROUGH ABOUT 12Z. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF MIST RESTRICTING VISIBILITY TO 3-5SM IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...BUT THE LIKELIHOOD IS TOO LOW FOR INCLUSION IN THE TERMINAL FORECAST FOR LBF. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WIND WILL BECOME 340-020 AT 12-14G20-24KT WITH CEILING ABOVE 15000 FEET AGL. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && UPDATE...SPRINGER SYNOPSIS...POWER SHORT TERM...TAYLOR LONG TERM...POWER AVIATION...SPRINGER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 335 PM CST FRI JAN 31 2014 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-012145- SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN- GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- WESTERN CHERRY- 335 PM CST FRI JAN 31 2014 /235 PM MST FRI JAN 31 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DETAILS OF THIS SNOWFALL ARE CONTAINED IN THAT PRODUCT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. VERY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH WIND CHILL VALUES REACHING 10 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER AT NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && GET YOUR WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE) TAYLOR
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
15 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought continued into March across southeastern Cherry County.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought continued into March across Thomas County.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought continued into March across McPherson County.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought continued into March across Logan County.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought continued into March across southern Hayes County, while Extreme (D3) drought continued across northern Hayes County.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought continued into March across eastern Frontier County, while Extreme (D3) drought continued across western Frontier County.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Extreme (D3) drought continued into March across the southwestern quarter of Lincoln County, while severe (D2) drought continue across the remainder of Lincoln County.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought conditions lingered and continued into March 2014.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought conditions lingered in Grant County into March.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought continued into March across south central and southwestern Cherry County.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought continued into March across Hooker County.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought continued into March across Garden County.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought continued into March across Keith County.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought continued into March across western Perkins County, while Extreme (D3) drought continued across eastern Perkins County.
The drought that began in June 2012 continued through February 2014. Severe (D2) drought continued into March across western Chase County, while Extreme (D3) drought continued across eastern Chase County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, February 2014
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: 496197, 496204, 496208, 496212, 496252, 496255, 496256, 496079, 496195, 496196, 496198, 496213, 496216, 496222, 496238.