Winter Storm — York, Nebraska

2004-01-25 to 2004-01-26 · York, Nebraska

Wider weather episode

A winter storm pounded a section of south-central Nebraska with heavy snow and strong winds. The storm primarily blasted areas along and east of U. S. Highway 281 from late Sunday evening into Monday.Snow began in earnest by late Sunday afternoon, and turned heavy at times overnight. The snow lingered across eastern sections of the area on Monday as the winds increased and temperatures dropped. The heaviest snow fell across York county where 12 inches of new snow was reported. Up to 10 inches were measured in Shickley and Nelson and 6 to 8 inches in the Grand Island area. The falling snow tapered off, but the blowing snow began. Snow, being whipped by 35 mph north winds, caused travel to become very treacherous. Many schools canceled classes as rural roads were almost impassable on the 26th. Temperatures took a nose dive and fell below zero over nearly the entire area the night of January 26th.There were numerous accidents around the region, including over 40 in York county alone. In one accident near the town of York, the driver of a SUV lost control and hit a truck. A 5 year old girl riding in the SUV was thrown from the vehicle and died from her injuries.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5383643. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.