February 2026 Snow Event

Overview

A strong cold front moved through the region, bringing an end to the well above normal temperatures. Temperatures were much colder behind the front with highs in the teens across western and north central Nebraska. An upper level low then moved east out of the Rockies and into western Nebraska eastward towards the Kansas/Nebraska border.

A band of heavier snowfall developed across portions of the Sandhills into central Nebraska. As snow combined with strong northwesterly winds of 30 to 40 mph, visibilities dropped below a mile at times with blowing and drifting snow.

Snow ranged from 4 to 6 inches within the heavy snow band with some locations receiving up to 8 inches. There was a sharp cutoff in snowfall amounts outside of the band ranging from 1 to 3 inches. Some locations across far southwest Nebraska and portions of north central Nebraska saw little to no snow. The visible satellite image below shows a good depiction of the snow band.

Picture from NDOT of Interstate 80 near North Platte showing low visibilities

Radar
Snow Maps
Snow Reports

Radar

Thursday morning (2/19) - Thursday late evening (2/19)


Thu. 3 AM CST - Thu. 9 AM CST	Thu. 9 AM CST - 3 PM CST	Thu. 3 PM CST - Thu. 9 PM CST

Radar loops courtesy of Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Pink county outline = Winter Storm Warning

Snow Maps

Storm total snow from Feb. 19, 2026

Amounts derived from local storm reports, automated airport gauges, Cooperative Weather Observers, CoCoRaHS.

Season-to-date (Sept. 1 - Feb. 23) snowfall (this map shows snowfall through Feb. 23, 2026):

Snowfall Reports

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