Winter Weather in Nebraska, December 6, 2025

Name: Winter Weather in Nebraska, December 6, 2025
Start: 2025-12-06T08:30
End: 2025-12-06T15:30
Location: Nebraska

December 6, 2025 · NWS FSD · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A quick-moving low pressure system dropped southeastward across the Northern Plains on December 6. Light snow resulted in accumulations from 2 to 4 inches across northeast Nebraska.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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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 quick-moving low pressure system dropped southeastward across the Northern Plains on December 6. Light snow resulted in accumulations from 2 to 4 inches across northeast Nebraska. Roads were slick and snow covered, resulting in hazardous travel. Some patchy freezing drizzle fell as well after the bulk of the snow moved out of the region.

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 Dec 6, 5:48 AM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 5:48 AM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 6, 3:55 AM CST, 4 hours 35 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
355 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

IAZ001>003-012>014-022-MNZ089-090-071000-
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Buena Vista-Nobles-Jackson-
355 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa and southwest
Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A quick winter system will bring moderate to heavy snowfall to the
area today. Accumulative amounts of 6+ inches is expected with
isolated higher possible mainly across the Iowa Great Lakes. Falling
snow and rapid accumulations will lead to minor to moderate travel
impacts potentially affecting the evening commute.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

An active pattern aloft will lead to additional chances for
precipitation. However, details remain uncertain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

IAZ020-021-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-097-098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-
052>056-058>062-064>071-071000-
Plymouth-Cherokee-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-
Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Jerauld-
Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-
Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay-Union-
355 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A quick winter system will bring light to moderate snowfall to the
area today. Accumulative amounts of 3-6 inches is expected. Minor
travel impacts are expected mainly due to falling snow and reductions
to visibility.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

An active pattern aloft will lead to additional chances for precipitation.
However, details remain uncertain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

SDZ050-057-063-071000-
Gregory-Brule-Charles Mix-
355 AM CST Sat Dec 6 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

A quick winter system will bring light snowfall to the area today.
Accumulative amounts of 1-2 inches is expected. Falling snow could
lead to temporary reductions in visibility.

Details remain uncertain, but additional snow chances continue into
mid next week.

.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: December 6, 8:30 AM CST to 3:30 PM CST
Where: Dixon forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 42.493, -96.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totaled 2.5 inches at Newcastle.

Winter Weather, Dakota

When: December 6, 9:30 AM CST to 3:30 PM CST
Where: Dakota forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 42.391, -96.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totaled 3.1 inches at Sergeant Bluff and 1.0 inch at Emerson.

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

Every storm in Nebraska in 2025 Every state in 2025 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, December 2025

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: 1307213, 1307212.