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Snow Squall Warning, Nebraska

Severe

Intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Ended Sunday, January 18, 2026.

Issued
Expires

Places in this warning

Map

Map of Nebraska with this warning The Snow Squall Warning covers Ainsworth, Long Pine. The weather service drew the area; it is moving southeast at 30 mph. Moving southeast at 30 mphNEBRASKA20 mi Moving southeast at 30 mphNEBRASKA20 mi Long PineNEBRASKA20 mi Long PineNEBRASKA25 mi
  • This warning
  • Area drawn by the weather service
  • Moving southeast at 30 mph
Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What
Intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph.
Squall now
At 11:15 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located 8 miles northeast of Johnstown, or 8 miles northwest of Ainsworth, moving southeast at 30 mph.
Where
Southwestern Rock County (Nebraska), Northeastern Brown County (Nebraska), Southwestern Keya Paha County (Nebraska).
When
Until noon CST.
Impacts
Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Highways
Highway 183 between mile markers 154 and 168, and between mile markers 194 and 198. Highway 20 between mile markers 235 and 251.
Places named
Ainsworth, Long Pine, Rose, Hofeld Lake, Duff, Bobcat State Wildlife Management Area, Antelope Peak, Jones Lake, North River Trail, and Johnsons Corner.
Seen by
Radar and webcams.

Updates

  1. Snow Squall Warning issued until Sunday, noon. January 18, 2026