Persistent moderate to heavy snowbands moved across the Nebraska Panhandle starting late in the day on the 25th through early afternoon on the 26th producing fairly widespread snowfall over 6 inches in the southern half. Several totals of over a foot of snow were reported from Kimball north to Scottsbluff.
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The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.
Persistent moderate to heavy snowbands moved across the Nebraska Panhandle starting late in the day on the 25th through early afternoon on the 26th producing fairly widespread snowfall over 6 inches in the southern half. Several totals of over a foot of snow were reported from Kimball north to Scottsbluff. Some localized topographic effects with the snowbands helped contribute to a just above six inches of snowfall in Northern Sioux County zone near Harrison.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Observer in Harrison measured an initial 1.8 inches of snowfall for the 26th observation followed by an additional 4.5 inches for the 27th observation giving a storm total of 6.3 inches of snow.
Observer located nine miles southeast of Lyman measured a total snowfall amount of 11.5 with noted drifts of up to 16 inches.
Observer located nine miles southwest of Harrisburg measured a storm total snowfall of 14.1 inches.
Observer in Kimball measured a foot of snow the morning of the 26th.
Observer located one mile north-northwest of Redington measured 9.0 inches of snow.
Multiple observers in Sidney measured snowfall ranging from 8.0 inches up to 8.5 inches.
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