Box Butte storm history

Fourteen inches of snow with two to four foot drifts was reported seven miles northwest of Alliance. The body of a Berea woman was discovered late Tuesday afternoon in a field a half mile west of Highway 385. The woman succumbed to hypothermia after leaving her stranded vehicle t…

Alliance Airport ASOS reported several strong wind gusts over 60 MPH.

Alliance Airport reported a brief strong wind gust of 69 MPH.

Isolated thunderstorm gust at the Alliance Airport to 63 mph.

Report from mPING of quarter size hail.

Golf ball to baseball size hail broke several windows. Time estimated from radar.

Report from mPING of half dollar size hail.

Report from mPING of ping pong ball size hail.

Mainly dime to nickel size hail with a few quarters reported northeast of Alliance Nebraska.

Facebook post and video of ping pong ball sized hail.

Trained spotter reports 1.75in hail.

Facebook report with photo of quarter to half dollar sized hail.

Peak gust of 64 mph occurred at the Alliance ASOS (KAIA) 5 miles southeast of Alliance at 1:09 PM on February 25th. Multiple other gusts between 60 and 65 mph were reported in this zone.

Overnight low temperatures fell to between -10 F and -15 F in Box Butte County from 2/18 through 2/20. The combination of cold temperatures and gusty winds resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind chills under -35 F. Minimum observed wind chill values reached -40 F at the m…

Overnight low temperatures fell to between -15 F and -20 F across Box Butte County from 1/20 into 1/21, with daytime highs generally remaining under 5 F during the afternoon on 1/20. The cold temperatures combined with gusty winds resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind ch…

Social media post of ping pong ball sized hailstone that was measured.

Received social media report estimating 70 mph wind gusts with up to nickel size hail covering the ground.

Alliance Airport ASOS station (KAIA) measured wind gust.

The public reported 2-inch diameter hail in Hemingford.

The public reported golf ball sized hail in the town of Hemingford.

An 81 MPH wind gust was measured at the Alliance Airport ASOS.

A wind gust to 70 MPH was measured at the Alliance Airport ASOS.

A Sherriff Deputy in Hemingford reported the two drainage areas that serve the town became overflowed with runoff, causing flooding of streets in the town of Hemingford. The deputy also reported 2.5 inches of rain in a short amount of time.

A trained weather spotter reported nickel sized hail 5 miles W of Alliance.

A trained weather spotter reported quarter sized hail 15 miles NE of Berea.

A storm chaser reported hail dollar sized hail 1 mile E of Hemingford.

The public reported nickel to quarter sized hail in the town of Hemingford.

Alliance ASOS, located 5 miles southeast of Alliance reported these peak wind gusts.

Alliance Airport ASOS station (KAIA) measured maximum wind gust at 2:45 PM MST on 2/26.

A second wave of extreme cold occurred across Box Butte County from 1/15 through 1/16, with minimum observed air temperatures ranging from -15 F to -25 F. The cold temperatures combined with gusty winds resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind chills under -40 F. Minimum ob…

Overnight low temperatures fell to between -20 F and -30 F across Box Butte County from 1/12 into 1/13, with daytime highs generally remaining under -10 F during the afternoon on 1/13. The cold temperatures combined with gusty winds resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind …

An estimated 2 to 5 inches of snow fell across Box Butte County, per multiple data sources.

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.

Alliance Airport ASOS station (KAIA) measured maximum wind gust.

Report of 6.0 inches received in Alliance.

Alliance ASOS reported peak wind gust of 62 mph. Tree damage reported just south of Marsland Nebraska from severe downburst winds. Tree limbs 3 to 5 inches in diameter broken off trees.

A thunderstorm wind gust to 59 MPH was measured at the Alliance (KAIA) ASOS.

A variety of sources reported 2 to 4 inches of snow across Box Butte County, along with significant ice accumulations due to heavy freezing drizzle. Trained weather spotters reported up to one quarter of an inch of ice accumulation in Hemingford. The Alliance Airport (KAIA) ASOS …

Alliance Airport ASOS station (KAIA) reported wind chills as low as 33 degrees below zero.

Dispatch center in Alliance reported 7.25 inches of snow in Alliance.

Overnight low temperatures fell to around -20 F across Box Butte County from 12/21 into 12/22, with daytime highs generally remaining above -5 F during the afternoon on 12/22. Sustained winds 15-25 MPH resulted in a prolonged period of extreme wind chills under -30 F. The most ex…

Alliance Airport ASOS station (KAIA) reported one-quarter mile visibility in falling and blowing snow for most of the day on the 13th with wind gusts 35 to 40 mph. Visibility between one-quarter mile and 2 miles continued through the 15th with blowing snow due to strong winds gus…

A maximum snowfall total of 3.0 inches was reported by a CoCoRaHS observer located 10 miles southwest of Alliance.

Alliance ASOS reported this peak wind.

Alliance Airport ASOS station (KAIA) measured wind gust.

Alliance Airport ASOS station (KAIA) measured an afternoon high temperature of 104 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat index also exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Wind gusts up to 58 MPH and pea sized hail were observed 13 miles north of Alliance.

Alliance Airport ASOS station (KAIA) measured an afternoon high temperature of 105 degrees Fahrenheit with a heat index exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Flash flooding was observed in the city of Alliance. Law enforcement reported that a vehicle was washed off the road. The occupants were able to safely exit the vehicle.