Heavy Snow — Box Butte, Nebraska

2023-12-25 to 2023-12-27 · Box Butte, Nebraska

Event narrative

Trained spotter in Alliance reported 5 to 6 inches of snow in town with near-blizzard conditions due to a lot of blowing and drifting snow.

Wider weather episode

A strong cutoff upper level low across the central US began retrograding westward with wrap around moisture and strong winds leading to heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions, especially along the Pine and Cheyenne Ridges in the Nebraska Panhandle. Snowfall persisted longest near the Pine Ridge where the Chadron area received 10 to 16 inches of snowfall. Further south near Kimball and Sidney, snowfall totals ranged from 4 to 9 inches with strong winds gusting 50 to 60 mph leading to low visibility and blizzard conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1146222. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.