Cornhusker State Gets Hit With Major Storm

The residents of Nebraska welcomed the Spring season with a long and in some cases record setting winter storm. All areas within the 77,355 square mile region which comprises the state received measureable snowfall. The information below provides an overview of snowfall distribution within the state, as well as the records set and heaviest snowfall reports.

State of Nebraska Snowfall Totals

Official Snowfall Records

Location

1-Day

2-Day

Grand Island

17.8"

20.7"

Hastings

17.4"

20.3"

Unofficial Snowfall Records

Location

1-Day

2-Day

3-Day

Chambers

-

24.0"

29.0"

Mason City

12.0"

-

-

Taylor

-

-

23.5"

Top 5 Storm Totals

Location

Storm Total

Greeley

30.0"

Chambers

29.0"

 Ord

26.0"

 Laretto

25.3"

Fullerton

25.0"

State Roundup Of Snowfall By County

... ADAMS COUNTY ...
HASTINGS                   21.2  
 
... ANTELOPE COUNTY ...
NELIGH                        17.5
OAKDALE                     11.2
 
... BANNER COUNTY ...
HARRISBURG              9.0
 
... BOONE COUNTY ...
LARETTO                      25.3
ALBION                          19.2
 
... BOX BUTTE COUNTY ...
HEMINGFORD             10.0 
 
... BUFFALO COUNTY ...
KEARNEY                      16.7
 
... BURT COUNTY ...
TEKAMAH                        9.0
 
... BUTLER COUNTY ...
DAVID CITY                   13.8
 
... CASS COUNTY ...
SPRINGFIELD              11.2
 
... CHASE COUNTY ...
WAUNETA 3NW            12.0
CHAMPION 8W               9.0                        
IMPERIAL                         6.5
IMPERIAL 1ENE             4.8
 
... CHERRY COUNTY ...
KILGORE 1NE              20.1
VALENTINE                   14.3 
 
... CHEYENNE COUNTY ...
 DALTON                       14.0
 SIDNEY                         11.0
 LODGEPOLE               11.0
 
... CLAY COUNTY ...
CLAY CENTER 6ESE  13.0
 
... COLFAX COUNTY ...
SCHUYLER                   20.0
 
... CUMING COUNTY ...
WEST POINT                14.7
 
... CUSTER COUNTY ...
MASON CITY                 18.0
ANSELMO 9NW            15.5
ARNOLD                        14.6
 
... DAKOTA COUNTY ...
EMERSON                    20.5
HOMER                         13.0
 
... DAWES COUNTY ...
CHADRON                    10.0
 
... DAWSON COUNTY ...
COZAD                          13.9
 
... DEUEL COUNTY ...
BIG SPRINGS 4W         5.7
 
... DIXON COUNTY ...
DIXON                           12.0 
NEWCASTLE               10.0
 
... DODGE COUNTY ...
FREMONT                    17.2
UEHLING                     16.0
DODGE                        12.0
 
... DOUGLAS COUNTY ...
BENNINGTON             14.8
VALLEY                         12.8
ELKHORN                    11.6
OMAHA/EPPLEY            8.6
 
... DUNDY COUNTY ...
BENKELMAN 8NW        9.0
PARKS 10NW                 8.0
BENKELMAN                  7.0
MAX  4S                            5.0
 
... FRANKLIN COUNTY ...
FRANKLIN                       6.3
 
... FRONTIER COUNTY ...
EUSTIS 2NW                 13.1
MEDICINE CRK.DAM     9.0

... FURNAS COUNTY ...
CAMBRIDGE                    8.2
 
... GAGE COUNTY ...
BEATRICE                      10.4
VIRGINIA                           9.3 
 
... GARDEN COUNTY ...
OSHKOSH 10NE            6.0
 
... GOSPER COUNTY ...
ELWOOD 8S                   11.0
 
... GREELEY COUNTY ...
GREELEY                         30.0
WOLBACH                        23.9
NORTH LOUP                  22.0
 
... HALL COUNTY ...
GRAND ISLAND               21.6
 WOOD RIVER                  20.0 
 
... HARLAN COUNTY ...
ORLEANS                          10.0
 
... HITCHCOCK COUNTY ...
STRATTON 4S                   9.0
PALISADE                           6.0
TRENTON                           6.0
 
... HOLT COUNTY ... 
CHAMBERS                     29.0
 
... HOOKER COUNTY ...
MULLEN 15S                   10.3
 
... HOWARD COUNTY ...
ST. PAUL 4N                    17.0  
 
... JEFFERSON COUNTY ...
FAIRBURY                          8.0
 
... JOHNSON COUNTY ... 
TECUMSEH                       4.0
 
... KEARNEY COUNTY ...
MINDEN                            18.1
 
... KIMBALL COUNTY ... 
KIMBALL                             9.0
 
... KNOX COUNTY ...
NIOBRARA                       10.9
BLOOMFIELD                    9.5
 
... LANCASTER COUNTY ...
HICKMAN                          18.4 
RAYMOND                        15.5
LINCOLN                            9.4
 
... LINCOLN COUNTY ...
WELLFLEET                    11.0 
NORTH PLATTE                9.7 
NORTH PLATTE 7SSW    8.5
SUTHERLAND 1N             8.0
 
... LOGAN COUNTY ...
STAPLETON 5W               22.1
 
... MADISON COUNTY ...
MADISON                            24.1
NORFOLK                           17.5
 
... MORRILL COUNTY ...
BRIDGEPORT                    12.0
 
... NANCE COUNTY ...
FULLERTON                       25.0
BELGRADE                         20.0
 
... NEMAHA COUNTY ...
AUBURN                                6.8
  
... NUCKOLLS COUNTY ...
SUPERIOR                            8.2
 
... OTOE COUNTY ...
SYRACUSE                            6.5 
 
... PAWNEE COUNTY ...
TABLE ROCK                         3.5
 
... PERKINS COUNTY ...
GRANT 1NE                           7.5
GRANT 3S                              5.2
MADRID                                  4.3
 
... PIERCE COUNTY ...
PIERCE                                20.0
 
... POLK COUNTY ...
OSCEOLA                            17.0
 
... RED WILLOW COUNTY ...
MCCOOK  4SW                  11.0
BARTLEY 3NE                    10.0
MCCOOK                               9.0
 
... RICHARDSON COUNTY ...
SALEM                                   6.0
RULO                                     3.0 
 
... SALINE COUNTY ...
FRIEND                               12.5
 
... SARPY COUNTY ...
GRETNA                              11.1
PAPILLION                          10.5
PLATTSMOUTH                    5.5   
OFFUTT AFB                         4.8
 
... SAUNDERS COUNTY ...
WESTON                             16.5
 
... SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY ...
SCOTTSBLUFF                  14.0
 
... SEWARD COUNTY ...
UTICA                                   18.8
SEWARD                              10.0
 
... SHERMAN COUNTY ...
ASHTON                               22.0
LOUP CITY                           20.0
 
... SIOUX COUNTY ...
HARRISON                          12.0
 
... STANTON COUNTY ...
STANTON                             14.4
 
... THAYER COUNTY ...
BRUNING                              9.0
 
... VALLEY COUNTY ...
ORD                                      26.0
ARCADIA                              21.0
 
... WASHINGTON COUNTY ...
FORT CALHOUN                 9.2
 
... WAYNE COUNTY ...
WAYNE                                18.0 
RANDOLPH   9S                15.7
 
... WEBSTER COUNTY ...
GUIDE ROCK                       8.0
 
... YORK COUNTY ...  
YORK                                    13.0

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