Winter Storm in Nebraska

Events

4,055

Deaths

18

Injuries

28

Damage

$59 million

• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 9 to 11, 20136 deaths · 24 eventsA powerful winter storm moved into the central Plains during the weekend of March 9-10th. The system initially brought warm weather and scattered showers and thunderstorms on the evening of the 8th into the morning of the 9th.
• Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 1 to 3, 19993 deaths · 6 injured · 24 eventsThe start of 1999 was ushered in with snow, ice, and very cold weather across central and south-central Nebraska. On New Years Day, a steady snowfall along and north of Interstate 80 dumped from 1 to 5 inches of snow.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 7 to 9, 20093 deaths · 60 eventsA large and relatively slow moving storm brought a prolonged winter storm and even, for a time, blizzard conditions to eastern Nebraska and western Iowa from late on Dec. 7th through the early morning hours of Dec. 9th.
• Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 24 to 25, 19963 deaths · 17 eventsAn intense spring storm system brought near blizzard conditions to the area. Snow was widespread across the area with accumulations of 2 to 5 inches common. Strong gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts into the 50s blew and drifted snow impeding travel across the area.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 6 to 8, 20102 deaths · 90 eventsThis was the third winter storm in a month that hit eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa and was caused by an upper level disturbance that dropped out of Canada and closed off over the central plains before moving off to the east.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 9 to 10, 20202 deaths · $100,000 · 2 eventsUnusual warmth with a week of temperatures mainly in the 70s (even 50s and 60s on November 9 less than a day before this storm) was brought to an abrupt end as a deep trough of low pressure moved out of Rockies and into the Plains.
• Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 4 to 6, 20052 deaths · 23 eventsThis storm dropped 8 to 14 inches of snow over most of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa, with over a foot reported across the Omaha metro area. In fact, 14.1 inches was recorded at Omaha Eppley from this storm, tying it for the 3rd heaviest snowstorm on record.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Nebraska, December 29 to 31, 20061 death · $19 million · 11 eventsA large low pressure system moved out of the southwest United States and brought a mix of wintry precipitation to eastern Nebraska. Ahead of the system, abundant moisture fed north into Nebraska with storm total rain amounts of 1 inch or more common over all of eastern Nebraska.
• Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 4 to 5, 20041 death · 4 injured · $230,000 · 21 eventsA major winter storm dumped heavy snow across most of south-central Nebraska. The snow began early on the 4th and continued through about dawn on the 5th. Heavy snow fell in two separate bursts, with the second burst producing snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour.
• Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 17 to 18, 19961 death · $230,000 · 17 eventsA major winter storm with sustained winds of 40 mph and gusts to 65 mph dropped 5 to 6 inches of snow over Sheridan, Cherry, Grant, Thomas and Custer counties of North Central Ne. Three inches to trace amounts fell over Southwest and West Central Ne.
• Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 25 to 26, 20041 death · $275,000 · 11 eventsA winter storm pounded a section of south-central Nebraska with heavy snow and strong winds. The storm primarily blasted areas along and east of U. S.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 9 to 12, 20111 death · 4 injured · 43 eventsPacific moisture and warm air wrapped around a large upper level low pressure system that moved from the northern Rockies slowly southeast into the eastern Dakotas from Saturday January 8 into the morning of January 11th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 24 to 27, 20091 death · 60 eventsThe second winter storm of the month hit eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa as a complex weather pattern brought a prolonged period of winter weather, including blizzard conditions, to the region around Christmas.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Nebraska, December 3, 20111 death · $75,000 · 8 eventsLow pressure tracked from Kansas to the Great Lakes region on December 3rd as an upper level disturbance lifted northeast out of the Rockies. This brought a southwest to northeast band of snow, some of it heavy, from Nebraska into western Iowa.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 8 to 9, 20241 death · 27 eventsA closed upper low-pressure system moved east across Kansas and into Missouri overnight on January 8th and into the morning hours of January 9th. South central Nebraska was in the left exit region of an upper jet stream which increased lift over the area.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 19 to 20, 20121 death · 24 eventsThe first major winter storm of the 2012-2013 season brought widespread snowfall of generally 3 to 9 inches to the entire 24-county area, along with several hours of blizzard conditions to most counties.
• Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 8 to 9, 20131 death · 23 eventsA vigorous Pacific low pressure system brought widespread heavy snowfall and northerly winds up to 50 mph as it moved across the central Rockies. Storm total snow accumulations up to two feet were observed across the western Nebraska Panhandle.
• Winter Storm in Nebraska, October 25 to 26, 1997$17 million · 24 eventsAn autumn snowstorm pummeled central and south central Nebraska with record early season snows.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 3 to 4, 20121 death · 15 eventsA potent winter storm emerged from the southern Rockies and tracked from eastern Colorado across Nebraska and Kansas.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Nebraska, February 12 to 13, 20071 death · 1 injured · 5 eventsA winter storm moved through the Central Plains. This storm brought widespread snows to the region and wind gusts around 25 mph also added to the dangerous conditions. Most areas picked up two to five inches of snow.
• Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 18, 20141 death · 1 injured · 3 eventsA winter storm brought heavy snow to portions of central and north central Nebraska on March 18, 2014. As the storm system moved east heavy snow bands developed that led to snowfall amounts from 6 to 9 inches in portions of Rock, Blaine, Loup, and Custer counties.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 19, 20121 death · 10 eventsAn intense winter storm tracked from southeastern Colorado into Nebraska. The winter storm brought winter storm and blizzard conditions to portions of the southeast panhandle into southwest and central Nebraska on December 19, 2012.
• Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 11, 2001$10 million · 19 eventsA powerful cyclone came out of southeast Colorado and through Kansas and eastern Nebraska.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 28, 2005$3.0 million · 21 eventsAn intense low pressure system that tracked from Kansas into Iowa brought a major winter storm to much of Nebraska and adjacent sections of Colorado, Kansas and the Dakotas Sunday and Monday November 27th and 28th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 13 to 14, 2018$2.2 million · 16 eventsBetween the evening hours of Friday the 13th and the early morning of Sunday the 15th, a powerful, late-season winter storm took aim on South Central Nebraska, featuring an impactful mix of intense north winds, blizzard conditions (especially in northern/western counties),…

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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.