More Than 1' Of Snow In Central and Western NE

(KFOR NEWS December 30, 2019) AP – More than foot of snow fell in parts of central and northern Nebraska making travel conditions difficult across much of the state.

Interstate 80 is open border to border across Nebraska again. It was closed from just after midnight until about 3:30 PM Monday because of snow pack and ice. Highway 30 remained closed between Grand Island and Lexington. Numerous other Central and North-Central Nebraska highways and county roads remain snowpacked, icy, and hazardous.

The Nebraska State Patrol had to close sections of Interstate 80 near North Platte and Wood River at different times Sunday because crashes involving semitrailer trucks blocked traffic for several hours. The interstate had reopened by Sunday afternoon. The National Weather Service says 15 inches of snow fell near Ansley and 13 inches fell in Broken Bow by Sunday afternoon and snow continued to fall across the area Monday morning. A winter storm warning was in effect for most of Nebraska through Sunday evening.