On Dec. 31, there will be 30 to 40. Nebraska and the United States will have the advantage of being able to monitor events in other parts of the world as the clocks tick over to the new year. New Zealand will enter the new year at 7 a.m. Dec. 31 CST, giving officials in Nebraska 17 hours to see if any problems threaten. A severe snow storm probably would be more of a threat than Y2K, Pope said, and NPPD will take steps to make sure employees get to critical remote locations on New Year's Eve.
People losing their cool is another potential concern.
But just in case, NPPD is taking extra security precautions.