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Radar loops for the storm

Map showing regional snowfall totals can be found below the photos

Snow begins to fall heavily during the morning rush hour.

Snow begins to fall heavily during the morning rush hour.

The morning rush hour was a mess in central Lincoln, NE.

The morning rush hour was a mess in central Lincoln, NE.

Looking South along 70th Street near South Street.  Traffic was unable to make
it up the hill and was backed up for several miles to Holmes Lake Park.

Looking South along 70th Street near South Street.  Traffic was unable to make
it up the hill and was backed up for several miles to Holmes Lake Park.

Looking North along 70th Street near South Street.

Looking South along 70th Street near South Street.  The truck on the left could
not make it up the hill and had to be towed.

With the truck removed, traffic was ready to flow, but the icy road reduced
traction to near zero.  A Lincoln Police Officer then helped push several vehicles
that were having difficulty getting through the intersection.

With temperatures close to freezing the car tires were melting the snow and
then it was refroze and became wet ice, making traction very difficult.

However, the traffic remained backed up for another hour at this intersection.

Traffic on I-80, in northeast Lincoln was moving very slowly
with the Interstate snow packed and icy.

Traffic on I-80, in northeast Lincoln was moving very slowly
with the Interstate snow packed and icy.

Traffic on I-80, in northeast Lincoln was moving very slowly
with the Interstate snow packed and icy.  The state Patrol was present along
I-80 as an encouragement to keep traffic orderly and moving slowly.

Traffic on I-80, in northeast Lincoln.  By mid morning the traffic had thinned but
travel problems were still present with limited visibility and icy highways.

Traffic on I-80, in northeast Lincoln

A Conga line of snow plows along Highway 2 in Southeast Lincoln, NE.

 Snow plows along Highway 2 in Southeast Lincoln, NE.

 A snow plow along Highway 2 in Lincoln, NE.

 Snow plows along Highway 2 in Southeast Lincoln, NE.

 A snow plows in rural Lancaster County.

 The heaviest of the snowfall shortly before noon in Lincoln, NE.

Rural Lancaster County, near Lincoln, NE looking like mid-Winter.

As the storm came to an end, it was cleanup time around the city.

As the storm came to an end, it was cleanup time around the city.

Snowfall totals around the city ranged from 3 to 6 inches.

All Images © Ken Dewey, School of Natural Resources, Applied Climate Sciences, UNL
 

Map produced at the Omaha, NWS.

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