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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

A storm system brought snow to parts of the area on Easter Sunday, April 1st.  Some locations in southeast Nebraska received 6 to 10" of snow, while other parts of the local area received no snow at all. The snow set up in a very narrow band that was only about 10 to 25 miles wide. 

Snow totals April 1

Here are some notable snowfall totals:

Crete, NE 10"
Tobias, NE 9"
Daykin, NE 6.7"
Auburn, NE 6.2"
Tecumseh, NE 6.0"
Table Rock, NE 6.0"
Adams, NE 5.5"
Falls City, NE 5.5"
Fairbury, NE 5.5"
Hickman, NE 5.0"
Wilber, NE 5.0"
Beatrice, NE 4.7"
Virginia, NE 4.0"
Salem, NE 4.0"
Verdon, NE 4.0"
Shubert, NE 4.0"
Clarinda, IA 1.5"
Malcom, NE 1.1"
Sidney, IA 1.1"
Lincoln, NE (airport) 0.8"
Seward, NE 0.5"
Omaha, NE (airport) 0