As the winter progressed, some were beginning to wonder if any snow would fall across south central Nebraska. That line of thinking changed on February 11 and 12 as the first in a series of winter events impacted south central Nebraska.
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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.
The episode as NWS GID wrote it up.
As the winter progressed, some were beginning to wonder if any snow would fall across south central Nebraska. That line of thinking changed on February 11 and 12 as the first in a series of winter events impacted south central Nebraska.
Light snow moved into the area early on the 11th and became somewhat heavier and more widespread across south central Nebraska by evening. Bands of briefly heavy snow formed at times within the larger snow area as it moved from west to east across the area. A 6-8 hour period from late on the 11th through the early overnight hours on the 12th likely contained the heaviest snowfall and poorest visibility. The intensity of the snow lessened by dawn on the 12th before basically ending across the area by midday. Snow amounts generally ranged from 2 to nearly 6 inch range, with some of the higher amounts reported near Kearney (5), Miller (5.3 ), Wilsonville (5.5 ), near Orleans (4.6 ) and Doniphan (4.5 ).
Unlike many winter events, the surface weather map didn’t depict a strong low pressure anywhere near Nebraska. In fact, cold air had spilled all the way to the gulf coast and suggested the surface low was actually as far south as south Texas. This event was driven by a solid 500-700 MB short wave exiting the Rockies and moving east across the Central Plains on the night of the 11th. Frontogenetic forcing in the mid-levels of the atmosphere teamed with a 100+ KT 300 MB jet streak to form the classic banded snowfall often found with these types of weather systems.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
24 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported totals including 4.0 inches, from the NWS Cooperative Observer in North Loup, and 3.8 inches, from the NWS Cooperative Observer in Ord.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range, with the highest reported total of 4.5 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer in Loup City.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range, based on surrounding area observations.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range, with the highest reported total of 4.5 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer at the Canaday Power Plate located 6 miles south-southeast of Lexington.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 6 inch range, with the highest reported total of 5.5 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer in Wilsonville.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 6 inch range, with the highest reported total of 5.3 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observers in Miller and Kearney.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.0 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer in Holdrege.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.0 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer in Minden.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range, with the highest reported total of 4.6 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer located one mile west of Orleans.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.6 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer in Greeley.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.7 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer in St. Paul.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range, with the highest reported total of 5.1 inches from the NWS Official Observer located near the Grand Island Central Nebraska Regional Airport.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.9 measured at the NWS Hastings office located four miles north of Hastings.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.5 inches from CoCoRaHS observer located six miles north of Riverton.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.8 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer located two miles west of Genoa.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.0 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer in Central City.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.5 inches from social media near Giltner.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.5 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer in Polk.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.8 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer located three miles north of York.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.7 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observers located in and near Clay Center.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 4.0 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observers in Red Cloud.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 4.0 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observers in Superior.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 4.0 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observers in Geneva.
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.6 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observers in Hebron.
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