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Snow Squall Warning, Nebraska

Severe

Intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Ended Friday, January 16, 2026.

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Map

Map of Nebraska with this warning The Snow Squall Warning covers Nebraska. The weather service drew the area; it is moving southeast at 51 mph. Moving southeast at 51 mphNEBRASKA10 mi NEBRASKA10 mi NEBRASKA20 mi NEBRASKA20 mi
  • This warning
  • Area drawn by the weather service
  • Moving southeast at 51 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 rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts greater than 50 mph could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Squall now
At 10:28 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located 11 miles southwest of Mullen, moving southeast at 50 mph.
Impacts
Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. Visibilities can vary significantly over short distances, with some quick accumulations in the snow as well.
Highways
Highway 2 between mile markers 168 and 178. Highway 97 between mile markers 47 and 60.
Places named
Hecla, Highway 97 crossing the Dismal River, Weir, and Shimmons Lake.
Seen by
Radar indicated.

Updates

  1. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 16, 2026
  2. Snow Squall Warning issued until Friday, noon. January 16, 2026