Snow Squall Warning, Nebraska

Severe

Intense bursts of heavy snow. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes, largely due to the suddeness of the heavier snow and drop in visibility.

Ended Friday, January 16, 2026.

Issued: Friday, January 16, 12:03 in the afternoon
Expires: Friday, January 16, 12:30 in the afternoon

Places in this warning

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This warning
Area drawn by the weather service
Interstates
Moving southeast at 48 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. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts greater than 50 mph could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Squall now: At 12:01 in the afternoon, a dangerous snow squall was located from near Loup City to Wood River, or 15 miles southwest of Grand Island, moving southeast at 50 mph.
Where: West central Clay County (Nebraska), Northern Adams County (Nebraska), Northeastern Buffalo County (Nebraska), Sherman County (Nebraska), Southwestern Hall County (Nebraska).
When: Until 12:30 in the afternoon.
Impacts: Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes, largely due to the suddeness of the heavier snow and drop in visibility.
Highways: Interstate 80 between mile markers 293 and 310.
Places named: Hastings, Ravenna, Wood River, Shelton, Loup City, Doniphan, Cairo, Juniata, Alda, Litchfield, Trumbull, Rockville, Inland, Hazard, Prosser, Hansen, and Poole.
Seen by: Radar and webcams.

Updates

Friday 12:03 in the afternoon
Snow Squall Warning issued until Friday, 12:30 in the afternoon. January 16, 2026