Winter Weather — Box Butte, Nebraska

2022-11-28 to 2022-11-29 · Box Butte, Nebraska

Event narrative

A maximum snowfall total of 3.0 inches was reported by a CoCoRaHS observer located 10 miles southwest of Alliance.

Wider weather episode

Widespread light to moderate snow developed across the western Nebraska Panhandle during the evening hours on November 28th, persisting through the morning of the 29th. Total snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches were common, with local amounts of 6-7 inches observed along sections of the Cheyenne Ridge in Banner county, where narrow heavier bands resulted in periods of snowfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour late in the evening on the 28th into early on the 29th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1060525. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.