This was the third winter storm that hit most of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa in a week and a half period.  Light to occasionally moderate snow began over the western sections of the area Wednesday afternoon or evening 2/4/04.  The snow intensity and coverage then increased eastward into Thursday morning.  From late Wednesday through 6am Thursday, locations from around Fairbury north northwest through Albion and Loretto picked up 4 to 6 inches of snow.  Locations farther east received much less.  However, the heavier snow soon spread over the rest of the area after 6 am.  The snow decreased to flurries or ended over southeast Nebraska around noon but continued into late afternoon to the northwest through northeast of Fremont and Omaha.  Although snow continued into Friday 2/6/04 roughly along and northeast of a line from around Columbus to Omaha, additional accumulations after late afternoon on the 5th were mostly an inch or so.  For the storm through Thursday afternoon most locations reported between 5 and 8 inches.  This storm again caused many schools to close, some as early as Thursday afternoon, but many on Friday.Some of the heavier storm totals in eastern Nebraska included...10 inches at Loretto and Albion, 9 inches in Springfield, 8 inches in Elkhorn, Bennington, Norfolk, Gretna, Papillion and Walthill and 7 inches at West Point, Fremont, Uehling, the NWS in Valley and at the Lincoln airport.  Omaha Eppley picked up 6.4 inches, and when combined with the two previous storms, the total snow depth reached 26 inches. This was just one inch short of the all time record in Omaha.Some heavier storm totals in western Iowa included...8 inches in Harlan, 7 inches at Little Sioux, Underwood and Oakland.

Winter Storm in CEDAR, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in NEMAHA, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in THURSTON, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in KNOX, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in BOONE, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in WASHINGTON, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in OTOE, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in BURT, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in SARPY, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in CUMING, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in LANCASTER, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in RICHARDSON, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in COLFAX, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in SEWARD, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in MADISON, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in ANTELOPE, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in WAYNE, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in DODGE, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in PIERCE, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in STANTON, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in SAUNDERS, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in BUTLER, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in CASS, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in PLATTE, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in DOUGLAS, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in JEFFERSON, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in SALINE, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-04 20:00:00 to 05-FEB-04 16:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.