Boyd storm history

Heavy rain on top of frozen ground, rivers and streams led to historical runoff on the Niobrara River downstream of the Norden river crossing. At 6:46 AM CDT Holt County Dispatch reported the failure of Spencer Dam. A series of ice jams that developed upstream broke loose that le…

Heavy rainfall led to high flows on Ponca Creek that produced extensive flooding and evacuations in Lynch. Homes and business along Ponca Creek sustained four feet or more of flood water damage, while several privately own bridges along Ponca Creek were destroyed. The flood water…

The Highway 11 bridge across the Niobrara River about 5 miles south of Butte is closed due to flooding. An ice jam produced large ice blocks that remained at the time of NWS storm survey.

Severe drought conditions (D2), which began in July intensified to extreme drought conditions (D3) by the end of the month. Pastures that make up close to 60 percent of the land use in Boyd County (2007 Census USDA) was rated 69% poor or very poor. The lack of rain limited grazin…

Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across Boyd County during the morning hours on December 18th. The nearby O'Neill AWOS site recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph at 735 am CST.

Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts over 60 mph were common across Boyd County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. A mesonet site 3 miles southeast of Spencer recorded a peak wind gust of 72 mph at 1134 am CST.

Severe (D2) drought conditions across the eastern third of Boyd County improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of May.

Thunderstorm wind gust of 58 MPH measured at this location.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across the eastern third of Boyd County through the end of April. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of the month.

Across Boyd County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 20 below or colder began during the early morning hours on January 18th through the early morning hours on February 20th. Although winds remained generally light throughout the event, winds combined to produce …

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Boyd County through the end of February.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Boyd County through the end of January.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Boyd County through the end of December.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Boyd County through the end of November.

Abnormally dry (D0) conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over all of Boyd county by the end of October.

Time was estimated from radar.

Delayed report with time estimated from radar.

Delayed report with time estimated from radar.

Across Boyd County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the evening hours on January 12th through the morning hours on January 16th. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred at times during the event. The winds combined to pro…

Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 40 mph at times occurred during the event, causing blizzard conditions. Visibilities were a quarter mile or less from mid morning into the early afternoon hours on December 25th. Considerable blowing and drifting occurred. Total snowf…

Across the eastern third of Boyd County, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to abnormally dry (D0) drought conditions by the end of August. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 3.24 inches of precipitation for the month.

Across central portions of Boyd County, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of July. Over the eastern third of Boyd County, extreme (D3) drought improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative …

Sheriff reported water over roadways in, and around Butte. Water was also reported over Highway 12 near Butte.

Across far southwestern Boyd County, severe (D2) conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of June. Over central portions of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. Over the east…

Across far northeastern Boyd County, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of May. Across far southwestern Boyd County, severe (D2) persisted through the end of the month. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (…

With the exception of far northeastern Boyd County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of April. Over northeastern Boyd County, moderate (D1) drought conditions remained unchanged through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 0.17 …

With the exception of far northeastern Boyd County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of March. Over northeastern Boyd County, moderate (D1) drought conditions remained unchanged through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 0.14 …

Across Boyd County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 23nd through the morning hours on February 23rd. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred to produce a lowest wind chill of 32 below at the nearby O'Neil…

A Cooperative Observer in Lynch reported 6 inches of snowfall. Snowfall amounts across Boyd County ranged from 5 to 8 inches. Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting. Travel was not advised during the event.

Extreme (D3) drought conditions across the western half of Boyd County, improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of February. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of February. Over far northeastern portions of the…

A CoCoRaHS observer located 5 miles southeast of Spencer reported 10 inches of snowfall. Snowfall amounts of 10 to 12 inches occurred across Boyd County. Northeast winds of 15 to 25 mph caused blowing and drifting. Some county roads became closed and travel was not advised during…

A CoCoRaHS observer located 5 miles southeast of Spencer reported 12 inches of snowfall. The nearby O'Neill AWOS reported visibilities of a quarter to half mile from 1 pm CST through 9 pm CST on January 18th. Snowfall across Boyd County ranged from 10 to 12 inches. Northerly wind…

A CoCoRaHS observer located 9 miles west southwest of Naper reported 14.6 inches of snowfall. Total snowfall amounts across Boyd County ranged from 14 to 18 inches. North winds gusting to 30 mph caused blowing and drifting. A few roads became closed with travel not advised during…

Extreme (D3) drought conditions remained across the western half of Boyd County through the end of the January. Drought conditions improved from extreme (D3) to severe (D2) drought conditions over the eastern half of Boyd County by the end of the month. The cooperative observer a…

Across Boyd County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early afternoon hours on January 21st and continued until the early morning hours on January 24th. Northerly winds as high as 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph occurre…

Winter storm conditions occurred across Boyd County as northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph caused areas of blowing and drifting and visibility of a quarter mile or less at times. A CoCoRaHS Observer near Spencer reported 4 inches of snowfall. Snowfall amounts ran…

Extreme (D3) drought conditions remained unchanged across Boyd County in December. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 1.58 inches of precipitation for the month.

Extreme (D3) drought conditions remained unchanged across Boyd County in November. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 0.36 inches of precipitation for the month.

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over northern Boyd county by the end of October. Over southern Boyd county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 0.23 inche…

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to Extreme (D3) drought conditions over southern Boyd county by the end of September. Over northern Boyd county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 1.22 inch…