Nebraska, 2022

Winter Weather in Nebraska, November 29, 2022

November 29, 2022 · NWS FSD · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A strong mid-level frontogenetic zone drifted eastward with an upper-level trough and produced a band of snowfall with as much as 2 to 5 inches accumulation across northeast Nebraska.

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 FSD wrote it up.

A strong mid-level frontogenetic zone drifted eastward with an upper-level trough and produced a band of snowfall with as much as 2 to 5 inches accumulation across northeast Nebraska.

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 Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 29, 4:00 AM CST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 4:00 AM CST, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 28, 6:14 PM CST, 9 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
614 PM CST Mon Nov 28 2022

SDZ038-039-052-053-057-058-300015-
Beadle-Kingsbury-Jerauld-Sanborn-Brule-Aurora-
614 PM CST Mon Nov 28 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota, east
central South Dakota and south central South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Light snow may develop across the area late tonight, though little
accumulation is expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The threat of light snow will continue on Tuesday morning, though
any accumulation will generally be less than half an inch.

Much colder temperatures will follow this system, with below zero
wind chills possible for Tuesday night and Wednesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MNZ071-072-SDZ040-050-054>056-059>061-063>065-300015-
Lincoln-Lyon-Brookings-Gregory-Miner-Lake-Moody-Davison-Hanson-
McCook-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-
614 PM CST Mon Nov 28 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Minnesota, east
central South Dakota, south central South Dakota and southeast
South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Light snow is expected to develop across the area late tonight, with
accumulation of less than an inch expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Light snow will continue on Tuesday morning with 1 to 2 inches of
accumulation possible. Increasing northerly winds will result in
patchy blowing snow which will reduce visibility.

Much colder temperatures will follow this system, with below zero
wind chills possible for Tuesday night and Wednesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020-MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ062-
066>071-300015-
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Murray-Cottonwood-
Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Minnehaha-Turner-Lincoln-
Bon Homme-Yankton-Union-
614 PM CST Mon Nov 28 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, southwest
Minnesota, northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Light snow is expected to develop over portions of the area late
tonight, with any accumulation less than half an inch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Light snow will continue on Tuesday with 2 to 5 inches of
accumulation possible. Increasing northerly winds will result in
patchy blowing snow which will reduce visibility.

Much colder temperatures will follow this system, with below zero
wind chills possible for Tuesday night and Wednesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

IAZ021-022-031-032-NEZ014-300015-
Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dakota-
614 PM CST Mon Nov 28 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, west central
Iowa and northeast Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

A mixture of rain, snow, and freezing drizzle will develop early
Tuesday morning, before changing to all snow by late morning and
continuing through the day. A light glaze of ice will be possible,
along with 1 to 2 inches of snow accumulation. Increasing northerly
winds will result in patchy blowing snow which will reduce
visibility.

Much colder temperatures will follow this system, with below zero
wind chills possible for Tuesday night and Wednesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Dixon

When
November 29, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Dixon forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
42.493, -96.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

After a brief period of light freezing rain which produced a small glaze of ice, snowfall totaled 5.0 inches 3 miles northwest of Ponca, 4.0 inches at Newcastle, and 3.0 inches at Ponca.

Winter Weather, Dakota

When
November 29, 5:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where
Dakota forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
42.391, -96.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

After a brief period of light freezing rain which produced a small glaze of ice, snowfall totaled 3.0 inches at Hubbard.

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

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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: 1064745, 1064744.