Winter Storm — Lincoln, Nebraska

2012-12-19 · Lincoln, Nebraska

Event narrative

Winter storm conditions indirectly contributed to the fatality of a male driver on Interstate 80 near North Platte when the vehicle slid into the rear of a semi-truck around 1230 p.m. on December 19, 2012. The accident forced the closure of Interstate 80 for a few hours.

Wider weather episode

An intense winter storm tracked from southeastern Colorado into Nebraska. The winter storm brought winter storm and blizzard conditions to portions of the southeast panhandle into southwest and central Nebraska on December 19, 2012.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 419848. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.