Nebraska, 2014

Heavy Snow in Nebraska, January 30 to 31, 2014

January 30 to 31, 2014 · NWS CYS · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A vigorous upper level jet stream and moist flow produced moderate to heavy snow over the southwest corner of the Nebraska Panhandle.

Where it happened

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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 CYS wrote it up.

A vigorous upper level jet stream and moist flow produced moderate to heavy snow over the southwest corner of the Nebraska Panhandle.

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Kimball

When
January 30, 6:00 PM MST to January 31, 10:00 AM MST
Where
Kimball forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
41.198, -103.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An observer 2 miles northeast of Kimball measured 6 inches of snow.

Heavy Snow, Banner

When
January 30, 6:00 PM MST to January 31, 10:00 AM MST
Where
Banner forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
41.546, -103.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An observer 10 miles south of Harrisburg measured 6 inches of snow.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 498667, 498668.