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Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. 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