Winter Storm — Thurston, Nebraska

2023-01-18 to 2023-01-19 · Thurston, Nebraska

Event narrative

Public reported 6.1 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

An impactful winter weather system brought heavy snow, freezing rain, sleet, and ice pellets to the area. There was a wide swath of 6+ inches of snowfall in northeast Nebraska. The peak snowfall amount was 11 inches in Cedar County. Farther to the south, numerous precipitation types were observed with the most impactful being freezing rain. Jefferson County reported 0.30 inches of flat ice and power outages in the county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1078792. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.