Starting during the late afternoon and evening of Saturday the 7th, peaking in intensity during the overnight hours and lingering in lighter form well into the daytime hours of Sunday the 8th, this was the first widespread measurable snow of the 2013-2014 winter season in South Central Nebraska. However, the 24-county area was bisected by two distinct zones of lighter and heavier accumulations. In general, most locations northwest of a line from near Elwood-Kearney-Grand Island-Osceola only observed storm total amounts ranging from around one-half inch up to around 2.5 inches. Meanwhile, locations south of this aforementioned line caught the brunt of the storm with widespread amounts of 3-7 inches. Thanks to cold surface temperatures that only averaged between 5-15 degrees, this was a light, fluffy snow that accumulated efficiently. Fortunately, blowing and drifting was not a significant issue as east-southeast winds only averaged 10-15 MPH. According to NWS cooperative observers, a few of the highest storm total snow amounts featured 8 at Harlan County Lake, 7.5 three miles north of York and 7 at Clay Center, Naponee and two miles northeast of Upland. Several other places reported between 5.0 and 6.5, including Bradshaw, Minden Geneva, Holdrege, Wilsonville, Red Cloud, Nelson and Hebron. The Nebraska Tri-Cities resided within the transition zone between higher amounts to the south and lower totals to the north, as Hastings NWS office led the way with 4.4, followed by Kearney airport with 2.4 and Grand Island airport with 2.1. On the lowest end of the spectrum were far northern and west-central locations such as Ord, Greeley and Cozad, which measured no more than one-half inch.
Accumulating snow first broke out over the area during the 5-7pm time frame on the 7th, but peaked in intensity between 8pm-8am, during which time modest mesoscale banding took place. Although most accumulations had already occurred by sunrise or shortly thereafter, at least on-and-off episodes of light snow or flurries continued through much of the day on the 8th before ending. On the synoptic scale aloft, this snow event was forced by a broad shortwave trough that gradually ejected east-northeast from the Intermountain West into the Central Plains. Out ahead of the primary trough axis, the main time frame of steadiest snowfall occurred as strong mid level isentropic lift developed over South Central Nebraska within the entrance region of an upper jet streak centered from the southern Minnesota area across the Great Lakes region.

Heavy Snow in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 18:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 6.5 inches occurred in the community of Minden.

Winter Weather in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 19:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

A snowfall total of 4.4 inches occurred at the National Weather Service Office, four miles north of Hastings.

Heavy Snow in CLAY, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 19:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 7 inches occurred in the community of Clay Center and also 6 miles east southeast of Clay Center.

Winter Weather in FILLMORE, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 19:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 5 inches occurred in the community of Geneva and also four miles south of Shickley.

Heavy Snow in FURNAS, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 18:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 6 inches occurred in the community of Wilsonville. Also, 4.5 inches occurred at Beaver City, 4.4 inches occurred 6 miles north northwest of Oxford, 4.3 inches occurred in Edison, and 3 inches occurred in Cambridge.

Heavy Snow in HARLAN, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 18:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 8 inches occurred at Harlan Lake.

Heavy Snow in FRANKLIN, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 18:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 7 inches occurred 2 miles northeast of the community of Upland, 7 inches in Naponee, and 5. 7 inches in Franklin.

Heavy Snow in WEBSTER, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 18:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 6.5 inches occurred in the community of Red Cloud. A snowfall total of 4.5 inches fell four miles southwest of Blue Hill.

Heavy Snow in NUCKOLLS, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 18:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A total snowfall of 6.5 inches occurred in the community of Nelson and 5.2 inches fell four miles east of Superior.

Heavy Snow in THAYER, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 18:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 6.5 inches occurred in the community of Hebron, 6 inches occurred in Bruning and 5 inches fell at Hubbell.

Winter Weather in PHELPS, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 18:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 5 inches occurred in the community of Holdrege.

Winter Weather in POLK, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 20:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 3 inches occurred in the community of Polk.

Winter Weather in HAMILTON, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 19:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 4 inches occurred four miles north of Aurora.

Heavy Snow in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 07-DEC-13 19:00:00 to 08-DEC-13 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A snowfall total of 7.5 inches occurred 3 miles north of the community of York, 6 inches in Bradshaw, and 4. 5 inches three miles west of Gresham.