This Week (April 9-15) in Regional Weather History
Apr. 9: A very moist storm system began to affect the area on this day in 1901. Heavy
snow began falling at higher elevations, including
was recorded by the end of the day.
Apr. 10: An additional 4.0 inches of snow fell in
two day total to 13.0 inches. Snow levels fell enough that 3.0 inches of snow fell
in
Apr. 11: The 1901 storm brought an additional 4.7 inches of snow to
inches to Kimball. This raised
3 day period.
A more significant and widespread winter storm began affecting much of the
region on this day in 1927. 2.7 inches of snow was recorded in
end of the day, with an inch in Scottsbluff. Much more was to come during the
following 4 days.
Apr. 12: The 1927 winter storm intensified over the region, bringing 5.2 inches of snow
to
Apr. 13: The 1927 winter storm brought an additional 7.0 inches of snow to Chadron, 6.8
inches to Scottsbluff, with 5 inches recorded in Kimball. The storm eased a bit
over southeast
Another winter storm started in
7 inches to start with on this day.
Apr. 14: Just over a foot (12.5 inches) of additional snow buried Scottsbluff from the 1927
storm. It brought the snow depth to 23 inches, which still stands as Scottsbluffs’
greatest snow depth on record. 12 inches of snow was also recorded in Kimball,
with 8.0 inches in
Apr. 15: The 1927 storm finally ended on this day. Total snowfall from the storm included
17 inches in Kimball, 18.9 inches in
amazing 32.1 inches in
The 1890 storm also ended in
total of 18.0 inches.
Courtesy of Rich Emanuel
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