Winter Weather in Nebraska

Events

1,805

Deaths

35

Injuries

67

Damage

$2.3 million

• Winter Weather in Nebraska, November 26 to 27, 20065 deaths · 24 injured · $165,000 · 24 eventsIt was a very warm period for Thanksgiving with afternoon high temperatures in the 50s and 60s, a cold front moved into the area on Sunday and brought colder air to the region.
• 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.
• Blizzard and Winter Weather in Nebraska, February 14 to 15, 20104 deaths · 15 injured · 29 eventsA quick moving storm brought strong winds and blizzard or near-blizzard conditions to a large part of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa on Feb. 14th and 15th.
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 11, 20134 deaths · $1.0 million · 1 eventJanuary 11, 2013 a powerful upper level low pressure system moved through the Plains and brought winter weather conditions to western and north central Nebraska. Snow and blowing snow was forecasted for the eastern Panhandle and the western Sandhills of Nebraska.
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, November 20 to 21, 20104 deaths · $100,000 · 1 eventThis Saturday afternoon and evening featured the first Winter Weather Advisory of the 2010-2011 season for South Central Nebraska, as an expansive area of freezing drizzle enveloped the region, resulting in a thin coating of ice and several traffic accidents, including a…
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, December 8, 20113 deaths · 18 eventsAlthough the forecast for this Thursday called for only 1-2 inches of snow across much of South Central Nebraska, a heavier-than-expected east-west snow band materialized for several hours near and north of Highway 6, resulting in widespread 3-4 inch amounts across several…
• 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.
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, December 8 to 9, 19972 deaths · 2 injured · $60,000 · 5 eventsSnowpacked and icy roads contributed to many vehicular accidents, one of which killed a 73-year-old man and his 59-year-old wife on Highway 71 when a semitrailer truck lost control, crossed the center line and struck their car head-on. Both vehicles caught fire and were totaled.
• High Wind and Winter Weather in Nebraska, March 4 to 5, 20252 deaths · 61 kt wind · 33 eventsA deep surface low pressure, which dropped down to near 988mb, passed just south of the Nebraska/Kansas state line the morning of the 4th. This system, paired with a corridor of strong northerly 50-65 mph just above the surface, drove widespread gusty north-northwesterly winds.
• 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 Weather in Nebraska, December 15 to 16, 20102 deaths · 1 eventA narrow east to west oriented corridor of light wintry precipitation worked from north to south across most of South Central Nebraska on this Wednesday, mainly between the mid-afternoon and mid-evening hours.
• 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.
• 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.
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, February 19 to 20, 20191 death · 3 injured · 21 eventsFor the third time in five days, South Central Nebraska saw a moderate snow event, this one peaking in intensity on the late afternoon-evening of Tuesday the 19th and lingering into the morning of Wednesday the 20th before ending.
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, November 24 to 25, 20231 death · $40,000 · 6 eventsA long duration, light snow event impacted Thanksgiving holiday travel for portions of south central Nebraska. Areas of light snow developed over areas along and west of Highway 183 during the early morning hours of Friday, November 24th.
• 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.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Nebraska, April 1, 20181 death · 1 injured · 15 eventsSnow is not usually associated with Easter, but this Sunday looked and felt a lot more like winter than early spring across South Central Nebraska...albeit more so in some places than others.
• 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.
• Blizzard and Winter Weather in Nebraska, November 25, 20181 death · 11 eventsA strong area of low pressure moved out of the central Rockies and produced snowfall of 2 to 11 inches across eastern Nebraska. Blizzard conditions were met in southeast Nebraska with measured wind gusts 40 to 53 mph and widespread whiteout conditions.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Nebraska, December 7 to 8, 20131 death · 6 eventsAn upper level disturbance moved across the plains on top of Arctic air that was in place over the region. This resulted in an 18-24 hour period of light to occasionally moderate snow that fell across much of eastern Nebraska.
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, October 22, 20091 death · 1 eventModerate snow began during the early morning hours and persisted through noon MST on October 22nd. The snowfall and slick roads indirectly resulted in the death of a 15 year old male when he lost control of his vehicle and collided head on with another vehicle.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Nebraska, December 10 to 11, 2007$1.3 million · 24 eventsA mixture of freezing rain, sleet and snow fell across south central Nebraska. The ice accumulations totaled as much as one half inch, especially east and south of Hastings. Eventually, the freezing rain and sleet turned to snow with 2 to 6 inches of new snow reported.
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, February 8, 2005$250,000 · 13 eventsSnow of 2 to 5 inches blanketed a section of south-central Nebraska during the day and numerous accidents were reported. The most significant accident was on Interstate 80 between Aurora and Phillips where eight semi-trailers were involved in a pileup.
• Hail and High Wind in Nebraska, March 19 to 20, 2020$200,000 · 1.25 in hail · 17 eventsOn this Thursday, the first severe thunderstorms of the year occurred, followed by windy conditions and even accumulating snow in some areas. A few weak thunderstorms began forming around 1230 PM CST, with two small clusters over Harlan and Clay counties.
• Winter Weather in Nebraska, March 11 to 12, 19996 injured · $35,000 · 1 eventThree people were injured when the pickup truckin which they were riding went off Interstate 80 and rolled into the ditch. The truck was heading east, about a mile east of Potter when the driver lost control on the ice.

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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.