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Snow Squall Warning, Nebraska

Severe

Whiteout conditions with near zero visibility associated with intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to blowing snow. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Ended Sunday, January 18, 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 56 mph. Moving southeast at 56 mphNEBRASKA20 mi Moving southeast at 56 mphNEBRASKA20 mi NEBRASKA20 mi NEBRASKA25 mi
  • This warning
  • Area drawn by the weather service
  • Moving southeast at 56 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
Whiteout conditions with near zero visibility associated with intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to blowing snow. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph.
Squall now
At 1:34 in the afternoon, a dangerous snow squall was located near Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, or 27 miles south of Valentine, moving southeast at 55 mph.
Impacts
Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Highways
Highway 83 between mile markers 165 and 195.
Places named
Elsmere, Purdum, Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Koshopah, Big Alkali Lake State Wildlife Management Area, Highway 83 crossing Goose Creek, and Highway 83 crossing the North Loup River.
Seen by
Radar and webcams.

Updates

  1. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 18, 2026
  2. Snow Squall Warning issued until Sunday, 2:15 in the afternoon. January 18, 2026