Nebraska, 2023

Winter Weather in Nebraska, March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023 · NWS CYS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A quick moving system across eastern Colorado resulted in light to moderate snowfall along the Interstate 80 corridor in the Nebraska Panhandle. Most areas only saw around 2 inches of accumulation, but heavier amounts were observed farther south near the Colorado border.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 quick moving system across eastern Colorado resulted in light to moderate snowfall along the Interstate 80 corridor in the Nebraska Panhandle. Most areas only saw around 2 inches of accumulation, but heavier amounts were observed farther south near the Colorado border.

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Kimball

When
March 27, 4:15 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
Where
Kimball forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
41.198, -103.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observer reported 5.2 inches of snowfall 15 miles south of Bushnell near the Colorado border.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1080895.