Winter Storm — Perkins, Nebraska

2023-01-17 to 2023-01-19 · Perkins, Nebraska

Event narrative

A CoCoraHS observer in Grant reported 14 inches of snowfall. The Grant AWOS reported visibilities of a quarter to a half mile at times from 12 am MST through 9 pm MST on January 18th. Snowfall across Perkins County ranged from 13 to 15 inches. Northerly winds increased to 20 to 30 mph and caused considerable blowing and drifting. Highway 61 became closed during the event and travel was not advised.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm moved into western and north central Nebraska during the evening hours on January 17th and continued through the early morning hours on January 19th. The winter storm brought heavy snow to much of western and north central Nebraska, with low visibility at times and snowfall amounts from 8 to 24 inches fell across much of the area, with the highest amounts from 16 to 24 inches reported in Custer County. Northerly winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph at times occurred during the event, causing blowing and drifting. Roads were closed across Custer and Blaine County with travel not advised across western and north central Nebraska during the event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1069608. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.