Winter Weather — Lincoln, Nebraska

2013-01-11 · Lincoln, Nebraska

Event narrative

The Nebraska State Patrol notified WFO North Platte of a plane that took off from the North Platte Regional Airport, Lee Bird Field (LBF) at 1546 CST and lost contact seven minutes later at 1553 CST. At the time weather conditions at LBF included freezing drizzle and visibility of three miles, with a cloud ceiling of 900 feet. The plane was a multi-engine BE-58 manufactured by Raytheon according to a FAA spokeswoman. The plane crashed 11 miles northeast of North Platte in the Maxwell area. Four male fatalities (indirect) occurred in the crash.

Wider weather episode

January 11, 2013 a powerful upper level low pressure system moved through the Plains and brought winter weather conditions to western and north central Nebraska. Snow and blowing snow was forecasted for the eastern Panhandle and the western Sandhills of Nebraska. Further southeast, to include Lee Bird Field (LBF) in Lincoln County, areas of patchy freezing drizzle or light freezing would give way to snow before the threat for freezing precipitation would end around midnight. A plane that took off from the North Platte Regional Airport at 1553 CST crashed about 11 miles northeast of the airport, in the Maxwell area. The aircraft crashed resulting in four fatalities (indirect).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 428112. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.