The second ice storm in two weeks hit parts of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa from Monday evening December 10 into Tuesday morning the 11th.  Warmer and more moist air spread northeast across the area Monday evening over a cold and least partially snow-covered ground.  Temperatures earlier in the day were only in the 20s with most dew point temperatures in the teens.
Freezing rain moved into southeast Nebraska a little after 700 pm and spread northeast into the Omaha area by 930 or 10 pm.  The northern section of the freezing rain mixed with sleet and then changed to snow by morning, with some 1 or 2 inch snow accumulations.  The southern sections remained mostly freezing rain for most of the event.  Ice accumulations ranged from around 1 inch in the southeast corner of Nebraska in Richardson and Pawnee counties, to around 1/4 inch from around Fremont through Blair, which are just to the northwest of Omaha.  Especially hard hit were Pawnee and Richardson counties where many trees and power lines were downed along with prolonged power outages.  Farther north from around Lincoln to Omaha, the freezing rain and sleet mixture appeared to limit the amount of icing that built up on power lines and trees with much less damage and power loss noted.  However, the wintry weather forced the postponement of many schools across the area.  The total damage was estimated at around $3.1 million, mostly in Pawnee, Richardson, Nemaha and southern Gage counties.  Over 5,000 customers were without power for a while, some for days.  President Bush declared that major disaster area money would be available for disaster assistance.

Ice Storm in NEMAHA, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 19:30:00 to 11-DEC-07 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 400.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated between 1/2 and 1 inch across the county causing widespread minor to moderate tree damage, especially across the eastern and southern ends of the county. Signifcant tree damage was noted in Auburn and Peru and along the Steamboat Trace Trail between Peru and Brownville, which caused the trails closure for over a week.  A few power lines were downed and other damage was also noted in a few locations.

Ice Storm in SALINE, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 19:30:00 to 11-DEC-07 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated between 1/2 and 1 inch across the county causing widespread minor to moderate tree damage.  A few power lines were downed and other damage was also noted in a few locations.

Ice Storm in CASS, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 20:15:00 to 11-DEC-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated between 1/4 and 1/2 of an inch across the county.  Due to periods of sleet mixing in with the freezing rain, the glazing was mostly restricted to roads, sidewalks and vehicles with tree damage relatively minor and sporadic.

Ice Storm in RICHARDSON, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 19:30:00 to 11-DEC-07 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 2.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated between 1/2 and 1 inch across the county causing widespread moderate to major tree damage.  Power lines and other damage was also noted with many power outages reported, some lasting a few days.

Ice Storm in SAUNDERS, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 20:45:00 to 11-DEC-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated between 1/4 and 1/2 of an inch across the county.  Due to periods of sleet mixing in with the freezing rain, the glazing was mostly restricted to roads, sidewalks and vehicles with tree damage relatively minor and sporadic.

Ice Storm in GAGE, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 19:30:00 to 11-DEC-07 12:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated between 1/2 and 3/4 of an inch across the county causing fairly widespread minor to moderate tree damage.  More significant tree damage along with downed power lines and other damage was observed south of Beatrice, with some power outages reported.  In Wymore most of the trees sustained damage and nearly every street in town was blocked at some point throughout the day.

Ice Storm in SEWARD, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 20:00:00 to 11-DEC-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated between 1/2 and 1 inch across the county causing local areas of minor to moderate tree damage.

Ice Storm in SARPY, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 21:30:00 to 11-DEC-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated between 1/4 and 1/2 of an inch across the county.  Due to periods of sleet mixing in with the freezing rain, the glazing was mostly restricted to roads, sidewalks and vehicles with tree damage relatively minor and sporadic.

Ice Storm in DODGE, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 21:45:00 to 11-DEC-07 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated around 1/4 of an inch across the county.  Due to periods of sleet mixing in with the freezing rain, the glazing was mostly restricted to roads, sidewalks and vehicles with tree damage relatively minor and sporadic.

Ice Storm in JOHNSON, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 19:30:00 to 11-DEC-07 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated between 1/2 and 3/4 of an inch across the county causing widespread minor to moderate tree damage.  A few power lines were downed and other damage was also noted in a few locations.

Ice Storm in OTOE, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 20:15:00 to 11-DEC-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated between 1/4 and 1/2 of an inch across the county.  Due to periods of sleet mixing in with the freezing rain, the glazing was mostly restricted to roads, sidewalks and vehicles with tree damage relatively minor and sporadic.

Ice Storm in WASHINGTON, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 21:45:00 to 11-DEC-07 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated around 1/4 of an inch across the county.  Due to periods of sleet mixing in with the freezing rain, the glazing was mostly restricted to roads, sidewalks and vehicles with tree damage relatively minor and sporadic.

Ice Storm in PAWNEE, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 19:30:00 to 11-DEC-07 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated between 1/2 and 1 inch across the county causing fairly widespread moderate to major tree damage.  Power lines and other damage was also noted with many power outages reported, some lasting a few days.

Ice Storm in DOUGLAS, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 21:30:00 to 11-DEC-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated between 1/4 and 1/2 of an inch across the county.  Due to periods of sleet mixing in with the freezing rain, the glazing was mostly restricted to roads, sidewalks and vehicles with tree damage relatively minor and sporadic.

Ice Storm in JEFFERSON, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 19:30:00 to 11-DEC-07 12:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated around 1/2 inch across the county causing fairly widespread minor to moderate tree damage.  However, downed power lines and damage to property other than trees was not too widespread.

Ice Storm in LANCASTER, NEBRASKA
From 10-DEC-07 20:15:00 to 11-DEC-07 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain accumulated between 1/4 and 1/2 of an inch across the county.  The glazing was mostly restricted to roads, sidewalks and vehicles with tree damage relatively minor and sporadic.