Blizzard and Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 7 to 9, 2009

Snowfall of 10 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm, with 11 inches reported in Fairbury and 11.5 inches measured at Steele City. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Fairbury recorded frequent gusts over 40 mph and a peak wind of 44 mph from this storm. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm, with around 8 inches reported in Friend. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Based on observations of surrounding counties, north winds frequently gusted over 40 mph. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. According to Emergency Management, drifts of 5 to 6 feet blocked most county roads overnight.

Snowfall of 9 to 11 inches fell across much of the county from this storm, with around 9 inches reported in Beatrice. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Beatrice reported frequent gusts over 40 mph and a peak wind of 49 mph. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. According to Emergency Management during the height of the storm road crews were sent home because they were unable to make progress clearing roads due to the winds and drifting. It was estimated that snow removal costs alone in Beatrice would approach $70,000.

Snowfall of 7 to 9 inches fell across much of the county from this storm based on observations from surrounding counties. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent gusts over 40 mph were observed based on reports from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th.

Snowfall of 7 to 9 inches fell across much of the county with 7 inches reported in Pawnee City and 9 inches in Table Rock. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent gusts over 40 mph were observed based on reports from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county with 10 inches reported in Verdon. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent gusts around 40 mph were observed and a peak wind of 44 mph was measured at Falls City. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county with 10 inches reported in Brownville. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent gusts of over 40 mph were observed based on observations from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. According to Emergency Management snow plows were unable to make any progress clearing roads and were mainly engaged in pulling stuck emergency vehicles.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm based on observations from surrounding counties. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Based on observations of surrounding counties, north winds frequently gusted over 40 mph. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th.

Snowfall of 8 to 11 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 8.2 inches in Lincoln and around 11 inches measured in Malcolm. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph were recorded, with a peak wind of 45 mph measured at the Lincoln airport. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Snowdrifts of 6 feet were reported by Emergency Management. The storm cost the city of Lincoln $1.2 million in snow removal alone.

Snowfall of 8 to 15 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 15 inches measured in Union and 12 inches reported at Weeping Water. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak gust of 45 mph measured at the Plattsmouth AWOS. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Emergency Management reported that road crews were unable to keep roads clear because of the severe drifting.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm based on observations from surrounding counties. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak wind of 44 mph measured at Nebraska City. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with around 8 inches measured in David City. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Severe drifting of snow also closed some roads across the county.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with around 8 inches measured in Wahoo. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Severe drifting of snow also closed some roads across the county including Highways 77 and 92 near Wahoo.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 11 inches measured in Gretna and 10 inches measured in Papillion. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak gust of 41 mph measured at Offutt AFB. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Drifts of 5 to 6 feet were observed, according to Emergency Management, which closed most county roads.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with a little over 12 inches measured at the NWS office in Valley, 9.4 inches measured at Omaha Eppley and around 10.5 inches measured in Bennington and at Boystown. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak gust of 52 mph measured by the ASOS at Omaha Eppley. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Some county roads were drifted shut and interstate on-ramps and residential roads were difficult to keep open.

An elderly man was found dead outside an Omaha apartment complex late on the 8th after he had sought help for car trouble and then evidently sat down in a chair outdoors, according to police. A 28-year-old woman was killed late on the 8th when she was hit by a snowplow that was backing up outside of her southwest Omaha apartment complex and a 63-year-old man died of a heart attack on the 9th after shoveling snow outside of his northwest Omaha home. The weight of the snow damaged several roofs of businesses in Omaha and also caused the city to spend over $500,000 in equipment rental for snow removal besides over $1 million in actual snow removal expenses.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with around 10 inches measured at Ft. Calhoun. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak gust of 51 mph measured by the AWOS at Blair. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Some county roads were drifted shut.

Snowfall of around 6 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 5.5 inches measured in Albion. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon and evening of 12/8 and into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak gust of 44 mph measures by the AWOS in Albion. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th and the whiteout conditions made many roads impassable and the snowplows were sent home, according to Emergency Management.

Snowfall of 8 to 14 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 14 inches measured in Columbus and around 9 inches in Humphrey. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon and evening of the 8th and into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak gust of 47 mph measures by the AWOS in Columbus. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Severe drifting of snow also closed many county roads including sections of Highway 81 and 91 north of Columbus. It was estimated that snow removal costs in Columbus alone would be around $40,000.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm including around 9 inches measured in Schuyler. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon and evening of the 8th and into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Emergency Management reported 4 foot drifts and that the roads drifted shut 30 to 40 minutes after being plowed.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm including 12 inches in Uehling, 11 inches in Fremont and 10 inches in Dodge. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon and evening of the 8th and into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak wind of 44 mph measured by the AWOS in Fremont. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Many county roads were closed because of drifting snow.

Snowfall of 5 to 6 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with a little over 6 inches measured in Neligh. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Many county roads were drifted shut and snowplows were sent home for a while during the evening of the 8th and the early morning hours of the 9th.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with around 9 inches measured in Norfolk. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed and a peak wind of 52 mph was measured by the ASOS at Norfolk. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Many county roads were drifted shut and snowplows were sent home for a while during the evening of the 8th and the early morning hours of the 9th.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm based on surrounding towns. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding sites. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Emergency Management stated the drifts were 4 to 5 feet high and roads would drift shut soon after being plowed. The snow also caused two plows to become stuck.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 8 inches measured in West Point. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding sites. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed many county roads and forced some snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 12 inches measured in Tekamah and 11 inches in Craig. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with the ASOS in Tekamah measuring a peak wind of 47 mph. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed many county roads and forced some snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm based on measurements from surrounding towns. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding sites. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed some county roads and forced snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 7 to 9 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 7 inches measured in Wayne. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph were observed with a peak wind of 41 mph measured at the AWOS in Wayne. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed some county roads and forced some snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 7 to 9 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 9 inches measured in Pierce. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of over 40 mph were observed based on observations from surrounding sites. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed some county roads and forced some snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 3 to 5 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 5 inches measured in Bloomfield. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and continued into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of over 40 mph were observed based on observations from surrounding sites. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed some county roads and forced some snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 6 to 8 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 8 inches measured in Hartington. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and continued into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of over 40 mph with a peak gust of 48 mph measured on home weather equipment by the Emergency Manager. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed some county roads and forced some snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 6 to 8 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 8 inches measured in Hartington. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and continued into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of over 40 mph with a peak gust of 48 mph measured on home weather equipment by the Emergency Manager. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced below 1/4 mile during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed some county roads and forced some snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 10 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm, with 11 inches reported in Fairbury and 11.5 inches measured at Steele City. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Fairbury recorded frequent gusts over 40 mph and a peak wind of 44 mph from this storm. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently below 1/4 mile during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm, with around 8 inches reported in Friend. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Based on observations of surrounding counties, north winds frequently gusted over 40 mph. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently below 1/8 mile during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th according to Emergency Management who also stated that drifts of 5 to 6 feet blocked most county roads that night.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm based on observations from surrounding counties. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Based on observations of surrounding counties, north winds frequently gusted over 40 mph. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow which dropped visibilities frequently below 1/4 mile, especially in open areas, during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th.

Snowfall of 8 to 11 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 8.2 inches in Lincoln and around 11 inches measured in Malcolm. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph were recorded, with a peak wind of 45 mph measured at the Lincoln airport. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow which lowered visibilities frequently below 1/4 mile, especially in open areas, during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Snowdrifts of 6 feet were reported by Emergency Management.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with around 8 inches measured in David City. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with near white-out conditions observed in open areas during the evening of the 8th and early in the morning on the 9th. Severe drifting of snow also closed many roads across the county.

Snowfall of 8 to 14 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 14 inches measured in Columbus and around 9 inches in Humphrey. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon and evening of the 8th and into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak gust of 47 mph measures by the AWOS in Columbus. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities lowered to near zero in open areas during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Severe drifting of snow also closed many county roads including sections of Highway 81 and 91 north of Columbus.

Snowfall of 5 to 6 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with a little over 6 inches measured in Neligh. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced below 1/4 mile during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Many county roads were drifted shut and snowplows were sent home for a while during that time period.

Snowfall of 3 to 5 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 5 inches measured in Bloomfield. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and continued into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of over 40 mph were observed based on observations from surrounding sites. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced below 1/4 mile during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed some county roads and forced some snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 9 to 11 inches fell across much of the county from this storm, with around 9 inches reported in Beatrice. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Beatrice reported frequent gusts over 40 mph and a peak wind of 49 mph. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with frequent visibilities below 1/4 mile, especially in open areas, during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. According to Emergency Management during the height of the storm road crews were sent home because they were unable to make progress clearing roads due to the winds and drifting.

Snowfall of 7 to 9 inches fell across much of the county from this storm based on observations from surrounding counties. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent gusts over 40 mph were observed based on reports from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced to below 1/4 mile during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th.

Snowfall of 7 to 9 inches fell across much of the county with 7 inches reported in Pawnee City and 9 inches in Table Rock. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent gusts over 40 mph were observed based on reports from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently below 1/4 mile, especially in open areas, during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with around 8 inches measured in Wahoo. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced below 1/4 mile during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The severe drifting of the snow closed some county roads and also Highways 77 and 92 near Wahoo.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm including around 9 inches measured in Schuyler. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon and evening of the 8th and into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced to below 1/4 mile during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Emergency Management reported 4 foot drifts and that the roads drifted shut 30 to 40 minutes after being plowed.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm including 12 inches in Uehling, 11 inches in Fremont and 10 inches in Dodge. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon and evening of the 8th and into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak wind of 44 mph measured by the AWOS in Fremont. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with near white-out conditions observed, especially in open areas, during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Many county roads were closed because of drifting snow.

Snowfall of around 6 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 5.5 inches measured in Albion. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon and evening of 12/8 and into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak gust of 44 mph measures by the AWOS in Albion. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced to near zero in open areas during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th and the whiteout conditions made many roads impassable and the snowplows were sent home, according to Emergency Management.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with around 9 inches measured in Norfolk. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed and a peak wind of 52 mph was measured by the ASOS at Norfolk. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced to near zero in open areas during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Many county roads were drifted shut and snowplows were sent home for a while during the evening of the 8th and the early morning hours of the 9th.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm based on observations from surrounding towns. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding sites. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced below 1/4 mile during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Emergency Management stated the drifts were 4 to 5 feet high and roads would drift shut soon after being plowed. The drifting snow also caused two plows to become stuck.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 8 inches measured in West Point. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding sites. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced below 1/4 mile during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed many county roads and forced some snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 7 to 9 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 9 inches measured in Pierce. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of over 40 mph were observed based on observations from surrounding sites. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with near white-out conditions observed in open areas during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed some county roads and forced some snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county from this storm based on measurements from surrounding towns. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed based on observations from surrounding sites. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with blizzard conditions during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed some county roads and forced snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county with 10 inches reported in Brownville. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent gusts of over 40 mph were observed based on observations from surrounding counties. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow which dropped visibilities frequently below 1/4 mile in open areas during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. According to Emergency Management snow plows were unable to make any progress clearing roads and were mainly engaged in pulling stuck emergency vehicles.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm based on observations from surrounding counties. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak wind of 44 mph measured at Nebraska City. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently below 1/4 mile according to Emergency Management from late in the evening on the 8th into the early morning hours of the 9th.

Snowfall of 8 to 15 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 15 inches measured in Union and 12 inches reported at Weeping Water. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak gust of 45 mph measured at the Plattsmouth AWOS. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced to below 1/4 mile. Emergency Management reported that road crews were unable to keep roads clear because of the severe drifting.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 11 inches measured in Gretna and 10 inches measured in Papillion. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak gust of 41 mph measured at Offutt AFB. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced to below 1/4 mile during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. Drifts of 5 to 6 feet were observed, according to Emergency Management, which closed most county roads.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with a little over 12 inches measured at the NWS office in Valley, 9.4 inches measured at Omaha Eppley and around 10.5 inches measured in Bennington and at Boystown. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak gust of 52 mph measured by the ASOS at Omaha Eppley. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced to near zero in open areas from late in the evening on the 8th into the early morning hours of the 9th. Some county roads were drifted shut and interstate on-ramps and residential roads were difficult to keep open.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with around 10 inches measured at Ft. Calhoun. The snow began during the late evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with a peak gust of 51 mph measured by the AWOS at Blair. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities reduced to near zero, especially in open areas, from late in the evening on the 8th into the early morning hours on the 9th. Some county roads were drifted shut.

Snowfall of 8 to 12 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 12 inches measured in Tekamah and 11 inches in Craig. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 40 mph or more were observed with the ASOS in Tekamah measuring a peak wind of 47 mph. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities frequently reduced below 1/4 mile during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed many county roads and forced some snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 7 to 9 inches fell across much of the county from this storm with 7 inches measured in Wayne. The snow began a little after midnight on 12/8 and continued into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the afternoon of 12/8 and especially that evening into the next morning. Frequent wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph were observed with a peak wind of 41 mph measured at the AWOS in Wayne. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow with visibilities lowered below 1/4 mile frequently during the evening and early morning hours of the 8th and 9th. The drifting snow closed some county roads and forced some snowplows to be called back in for a while during the height of the storm.

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across much of the county with 10 inches reported in Verdon. The snow began during the evening of 12/7 and continued into the early morning hours of 12/9. Winds were not that strong when the snow started, but north winds increased during the evening of 12/8 into the next morning. Frequent gusts around 40 mph were observed and a peak wind of 44 mph was measured at Falls City. The winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow which dropped visibilities frequently below 1/4 mile, especially in open areas, from late on the 8th into the 9th.