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Winter Weather Impacts Nebraska the First Week of December |
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Heavy snow fell over Northern Nebraska December 3rd-4th as a large storm system moved across the country. In addition to the snow, strong winds and bitter cold temperatures impacted Nebraska the first week of the month. The hazardous weather brought the need for Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories, as well as Wind Chill Warnings and Advisories. A persistent band of snow set up across northern Nebraska by late morning on Tuesday, December 3rd, which continued to produce snow over these locations through the morning of the 4th. The snow was heavy at times, falling at rates of an inch per hour, which not only quickly added up the accumulation of snow, but caused visibilities to drop to a half mile or less a times. Where the heaviest snow fell, 10 to 15 inches were reported. See the map below for snow totals, with a listing of reports below the graphic. Winds increased as the snow piled up, and by Wednesday morning, observations of northwest winds at 20 mph gusting to 30 or 35 mph were common. The winds combined with the new snow to cause visibility restrictions through the afternoon on the Wednesday. The winds also created extreme wind chills on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, and then again Thursday night and Friday morning as these winds combined with near or record low temperatures. Readings of -20 to -40 degrees were observed for much of western and north central Nebraska. Listings of the cold temperatures and wind chills can be found below. |
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1004 AM CST THU DEC 05 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0631 AM SNOW BUTTE 42.91N 98.85W
12/04/2013 M5.4 INCH BOYD NE CO-OP OBSERVER
0722 AM HEAVY SNOW 20 N ASHBY 42.32N 101.93W
12/04/2013 E12.0 INCH CHERRY NE PUBLIC
0722 AM SNOW GORDON 42.81N 102.20W
12/04/2013 E5.0 INCH SHERIDAN NE BROADCAST MEDIA
0812 AM HEAVY SNOW NEWPORT 42.60N 99.33W
12/04/2013 M6.5 INCH ROCK NE CO-OP OBSERVER
0845 AM HEAVY SNOW 30 S VALENTINE 42.44N 100.55W
12/04/2013 M14.0 INCH CHERRY NE TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW DRIFTS ESTIMATED AT 3 FEET.
0916 AM SNOW ONEILL 42.46N 98.65W
12/04/2013 M2.5 INCH HOLT NE CO-OP OBSERVER
0916 AM SNOW AINSWORTH 42.55N 99.86W
12/04/2013 M5.0 INCH BROWN NE CO-OP OBSERVER
1004 AM SNOW BASSETT 42.58N 99.54W
12/04/2013 M4.5 INCH ROCK NE CO-OP OBSERVER
1124 AM HEAVY SNOW VALENTINE 42.87N 100.55W
12/04/2013 M11.0 INCH CHERRY NE OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0101 PM HEAVY SNOW CODY 42.94N 101.25W
12/04/2013 M15.0 INCH CHERRY NE PUBLIC
0743 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 NE KILGORE 42.95N 100.94W
12/05/2013 M14.6 INCH CHERRY NE CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
0743 AM SNOW 5 SSE SPENCER 42.81N 98.66W
12/05/2013 M5.0 INCH BOYD NE CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. OBSERVER REPORTED 2 1/2 FOOT
DRFITS.
0743 AM HEAVY SNOW ELLSWORTH 42.06N 102.29W
12/05/2013 M8.0 INCH SHERIDAN NE CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
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...COLDEST WIND CHILL REPORTS FROM THURSDAY MORNING... LOCATION TEMP TIME/DATE LAT/LON 1 WNW RUSHVILLE -41 0743 AM 12/05 42.72N/102.48W 6 E GORDON -39 0859 AM 12/05 42.80N/102.08W ELLSWORTH -37 0443 AM 12/05 42.06N/102.28W 3 E OGALLALA -33 0300 AM 12/05 41.13N/101.66W 16 NW CLINTON -32 0743 AM 12/05 42.94N/102.55W 7 NE BROWNLEE -30 0814 AM 12/05 42.37N/100.54W GORDON -28 0349 AM 12/05 42.80N/102.21W 1 S SUTHERLAND -28 0743 AM 12/05 41.14N/101.13W VALENTINE NWR -27 0814 AM 12/05 42.48N/100.52W CRESCENT LAKE NWR -27 0258 AM 12/05 41.76N/102.44W 2 SE LEWELLEN -25 0643 AM 12/05 41.31N/102.13W AINSWORTH AIRPORT -24 0855 AM 12/05 42.58N/99.98W 3 N OVID -24 0200 AM 12/05 41.01N/102.38W THEDFORD AIRPORT -23 0735 AM 12/05 41.96N/100.58W BROKEN BOW AIRPORT -23 0453 AM 12/05 41.43N/99.65W VALENTINE AIRPORT -23 0852 AM 12/05 42.88N/100.55W 2 W HALSEY -22 0723 AM 12/05 41.90N/100.31W ONEILL AIRPORT -21 0635 AM 12/05 42.47N/98.68W 12 W BIG SPRINGS -21 0613 AM 12/05 41.05N/102.30W 1 SE BREWSTER -20 0654 AM 12/05 41.93N/99.86W 2 E NEWPORT -20 0749 AM 12/05 42.59N/99.28W 7 ESE LISCO -20 0700 AM 12/05 41.45N/102.48W 9 WSW CALLAWAY -19 0530 AM 12/05 41.25N/100.08W 29 S MERRIMAN -19 0100 AM 12/05 42.49N/101.71W CHAMBERS -19 0230 AM 12/05 42.20N/98.75W 6 S SPRINGVIEW -18 0650 AM 12/05 42.74N/99.74W NORTH PLATTE AIRPORT -18 0753 AM 12/05 41.13N/100.70W 6 S CHAMPION -17 0300 AM 12/05 40.37N/101.72W IMPERIAL AIRPORT -17 0153 AM 12/05 40.53N/101.63W DUNNING -16 1213 PM 12/05 41.83N/100.10W 14 W SPRINGVIEW -16 0445 AM 12/05 42.78N/100.03W OGALLALA AIRPORT -15 0755 AM 12/05 41.12N/101.77W 2 ENE NORTH PLATTE -15 0440 AM 12/05 41.14N/100.74W OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. |
...LOWEST AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS AROUND WESTERN NEBRASKA FROM FRIDAY MORNING... ...LOCATION... ...LOW TEMPERATURE... GORDON -26 VALENTINE AIRPORT -26 SPRINGVIEW 2NW -22 KILGORE 1NE -20 NEWPORT -20 CHAMBERS -19 BUTTE -16 MULLEN -16 AINSWORTH AIRPORT -14 ONEILL AIRPORT -13 THEDFORD AIRPORT -12 BARTLETT 1S -11 STAPLETON 5W -10 CALLAWAY 8WSW -9 TAYLOR -9 BROKEN BOW AIRPORT -6 EUSTIS -5 NORTH PLATTE AIRPORT -5 HAYES CENTER -4 IMPERIAL -3 MADRID -3 OGALLALA -3 MEDICINE CREEK DAM -1 IMPERIAL AIRPORT 0 KINGSLEY DAM 1 OGALLALA AIRPORT 1 ...LOCATION... ...LOW WIND CHILL... VALENTINE AIRPORT -45 WHITECLAY -44 VALENTINE NWR -37 NEWPORT -35 AINSWORTH AIRPORT -34 SPRINGVIEW 6S -32 ONEILL AIRPORT -30 OGALLALA 3E -29 CHAMBERS -29 GORDON -26 CRESCENT LAKE NWR -25 THEDFORD AIRPORT -25 EWING -23 HALSEY 2W -22 BROKEN BOW AIRPORT -20 CALLAWAY 9WSW -20 CAMBRIDGE 9NW -15 PAXTON 2SW -15 NORTH PLATTE AIRPORT -14 OGALLALA AIRPORT -11 IMPERIAL AIRPORT -10 $$ |
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