For the second time in a nine-day stretch, South Central Nebraska saw the invasion of two separate snow events in fairly rapid succession, this time centered within a 54-hour period between the morning of Friday the 12th and the early afternoon of Sunday the 14th. However, unlike the previous one-two punch back on the 6th-7th, cumulative snow amounts were noticeably lighter this time around for most places, with the majority of the 24-county domain totaling only 2-5 inches of fairly dry, fluffy flakes. However, a higher exception with more in the way of 5-8 targeted mainly the following four southern counties: Furnas, Harlan, Franklin and Webster. Per dozens of NWS cooperative observers and CoCoRaHS, some of the highest 54-hour totals featured: 8.0 at Harlan County Lake, 7.0 at Beaver City and also six miles south of Wilcox along with four miles southwest of Bladen, and 6.2 six miles north-northwest of Oxford. A bit farther north, official Tri Cities amounts were: 4.7 at Hastings, 3.0 in Kearney and 2.3 at Grand Island. Winds were not much of a factor during either round, given speeds commonly 5-15 MPH and only occasional gusts over 20 MPH. These light winds were promoted by stout and very cold Arctic high pressure centered over the Northern Plains, but which dominated the weather situation southward throughout the entire central United States. In fact, the anomalously cold temperatures gripping South Central Nebraska between the 12th-14th were arguably a bigger story than the snow, as daytime highs only climbed to within a few degrees either side of 0 F each day.
Taking a closer look at the meteorological background/timing of this multi-round event, while each of the two main pulses of snow were driven primarily by mid level frontogenesis, the first round on the 12th-13th occurred under predominantly zonal flow aloft, while the second round on the 13th-14th unfolded under more southwesterly flow as a broad trough evolved over the southwestern United States. Focusing solely on Round 1, this actually consisted of several mini-rounds of snow traversing various portions of the area between sunrise on the 12th and sunrise on the 13th. Most of the area only measured 1-2 during this time, although several far northern counties (mainly along/north of Highway 92) along with Furnas County in the far southwest were more in the 2-3 range. Following a roughly 12-hour break in the action (including quite a bit of sunshine during the day on the 13th), Round 2 arrived during the evening, persisted through the night and mostly-ended by early afternoon on the 14th. This round largely targeted the southern half of the area, with accumulations commonly 3-5 within counties along/south of Highway 6, but less than 1 in most counties north of Interstate 80. On a broader-scale note, the snow between the 12th-14th actually served as the finale to a very snowy three-week stretch. In fact, most of South Central Nebraska piled up between 18-30 between Jan. 25th-Feb. 14th.

Winter Weather in POLK, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 08:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 4.0 inches three miles northeast of Shelby and 2 inches in Polk.

Winter Weather in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 09:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included:  4.0 inches four miles south of Cozad and 3.0 inches at Sumner.

Winter Weather in BUFFALO, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 09:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 4.1 inches at Miller, 3.0 inches at Kearney airport and 2.6 inches in Ravenna.

Winter Weather in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 09:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 3.0 inches three miles north of York and 2.5 inches three miles west of Gresham.

Winter Weather in GOSPER, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 4.2 inches eight miles south of Elwood and 3.5 inches six miles east-southeast of Lexington (Canaday Plant).

Winter Weather in PHELPS, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 3.5 inches in Holdrege.

Winter Weather in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 4.0 inches in Minden.

Winter Weather in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 4.7 inches at the NWS Hastings office and 4.0 inches two miles south of Hastings.

Winter Weather in CLAY, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 5.3 inches in Clay Center and 3.0 inches six miles east-southeast of Clay Center.

Winter Weather in FILLMORE, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 4.0 inches four miles south of Shickley and 3.7 inches in Geneva.

Winter Weather in FURNAS, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 7.0 inches in Beaver City, 6.2 inches six miles north-northwest of Oxford,  6.1 inches at Cambridge and 6.0 inches in Wilsonville.

Winter Weather in GREELEY, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 08:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 3.0 inches four miles east of Scotia and 2.3 inches in Greeley.

Winter Weather in HARLAN, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 8.0 inches at Harlan County Lake and 5.9 inches one mile west of Orleans.

Winter Weather in FRANKLIN, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 10:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 7.0 inches six miles south of Wilcox and 5.0 inches in Franklin.

Winter Weather in WEBSTER, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 11:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 7.0 inches four miles southwest of Bladen and 6.0 inches in Red Cloud.

Winter Weather in NUCKOLLS, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 11:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 4.9 inches in Superior and 4.8 inches in Nelson.

Winter Weather in SHERMAN, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 08:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 4.0 inches in Loup City and 2.8 two miles northwest of Rockville.

Winter Weather in THAYER, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 11:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 5.7 inches in Hebron and 4.0 inches at Hubbell.

Winter Weather in VALLEY, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 08:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 2.8 inches two miles west of Arcadia, 2.7 inches at Ord and 2.5 inches in North Loup.

Winter Weather in HOWARD, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 08:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 2.7 inches at St. Paul.

Winter Weather in HALL, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 09:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 4.0 inches at Doniphan and 2.3 inches at Central Nebraska Regional Airport.

Winter Weather in NANCE, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 08:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 2.5 inches at Belgrade and also two miles west of Genoa.

Winter Weather in MERRICK, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 08:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Based on observations from surrounding counties and NOHRSC snowfall analysis, most of Merrick County likely received 1-3 inches of snow during two main rounds over a 54-hour period.

Winter Weather in HAMILTON, NEBRASKA
From 12-FEB-21 09:00:00 to 14-FEB-21 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Cumulative snow totals from two main rounds within a 54-hour period included: 2.5 inches four miles north of Aurora.