Intense low pressure that tracked along the Kansas and Nebraska border and then across northern Missouri brought areas of heavy snow and blizzard conditions to sections of northeast Nebraska during the late afternoon and overnight hours of April 4th and 5th.  The snow was accompanied by north winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph.  One area of heavy snow, along with blizzard conditions, developed during the evening of April 4th from near Albion north and northeast toward the South Dakota border.  A second area of a heavy wet snow developed later that evening and overnight from David City and Columbus northeast into western Iowa.  Since the snow across this area was wetter due to surface temperatures around 32 or 33 degrees...the poorer visibilities were mainly confined to when the heaviest snow was falling and blowing snow did not substantially reduce visibilities after the snow decreased.  Heavier snow totals from the storm included 10 inches in Tekamah, 9 inches in Neligh, 8 inches in David City and around 7 inches in Schuyler and Bloomfield.

Blizzard in CEDAR, NEBRASKA
From 04-APR-09 17:00:00 to 05-APR-09 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy snow and north winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph brought blizzard conditions, especially in open areas, to Cedar county from the evening hours of April 4th until the morning of the 5th.  Although the snow decreased or ended by late morning on the 5th, the strong winds persisted through the afternoon causing continued drifting snow. Snowfall over the county was generally between 4 and 7 inches, with 7 inches at Hartington the heaviest reported in Cedar county.  The snow and strong winds closed roads in the region.

Winter Storm in PLATTE, NEBRASKA
From 04-APR-09 23:30:00 to 05-APR-09 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Rain changed to a brief period of freezing rain then to a heavy wet snow during the late evening hours of April 4th and continued into the morning of the 5th.  The precipitation was accompanied by north winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph.  Although snowfall ended during the late morning of the 5th, the strong winds caused continued drifting snow in open areas into the afternoon hours.  The ice and heavy wet snow caused scattered power outages across the county.  Snowfall amounts were reported to have been around 4 to 6 inches across the county based on newspaper reports, amounts received from surrounding counties and visible satellite imagery taken the next day.  Travel was extremely difficult at times.

Winter Storm in DODGE, NEBRASKA
From 05-APR-09 01:00:00 to 05-APR-09 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Rain changed to a brief period of freezing rain then to a heavy wet snow around midnight CDT on April 5th and continued into the mid morning hours of that day. The precipitation was accompanied by north winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph.  Although snowfall ended during the late morning of the 5th, the strong winds caused continued drifting snow in open areas into the afternoon hours.  Snowfall amounts were between 4 and 8 inches across the central and northern part of the county with an inch or so across the southeast.  Eight inches of snow was reported in Scribner and 7 inches at Uehling were among the heaviest. The ice and heavy wet snow and strong winds snapped power poles from around Scribner to Snyder and caused power outages in those areas north into Cuming county and southeast toward Hooper and also caused hazardous driving conditions. In some cases power was out until the evening of the 5th. Cell phone service was also interrupted due to a tower being blown down.

Winter Storm in COLFAX, NEBRASKA
From 05-APR-09 01:00:00 to 05-APR-09 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 23.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Rain changed to a brief period of freezing rain then to a heavy wet snow around midnight CDT on April 5th and continued into the mid morning hours of that day. The precipitation was accompanied by north winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph.  Although snowfall ended during the late morning of the 5th, the strong winds caused continued drifting snow in open areas into the afternoon hours.  The accumulated ice and heavy wet snow caused scattered power outages across the county and caused localized damage.  In Schuyler a grandstand roof was damaged and a section of a fence was blown down resulting in over $20,000 in damage. Snow amounts were between 4 and 8 inches across the county with 7 inches in Schuyler the heaviest reported.  Travel was extremely difficult at times.

Blizzard in BOONE, NEBRASKA
From 04-APR-09 17:30:00 to 05-APR-09 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy snow and north winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph brought blizzard conditions, especially in open areas, to Boone county from the evening hours of April 4th until the morning of the 5th.  Although the snow decreased or ended by late morning on the 5th, the strong winds persisted through the afternoon causing continued drifting snow. Snow ranged from a trace to an inch or so in the southeast part of the county to 3 to 6 inches across the northwest section.  Snow amounts were estimated from reports in surrounding counties and visible satellite pictures depicting the snow cover the next day.

Blizzard in KNOX, NEBRASKA
From 04-APR-09 15:00:00 to 05-APR-09 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy snow and north winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph brought blizzard conditions, especially in open areas, to Knox county from the evening hours of April 4th until the morning of the 5th.  Although the snow decreased or ended by late morning on the 5th, the strong winds persisted through the afternoon causing continued drifting snow and whiteout conditions at times. Snowfall across the county was generally 4 to 7 inches with 7 inches in Bloomfield the heaviest reported.  The snow and wind closed roads in the area.

Winter Storm in BURT, NEBRASKA
From 05-APR-09 00:30:00 to 05-APR-09 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Rain changed to a heavy wet snow a little after midnight CDT on April 5th and continued into the mid morning hours of that day. The precipitation was accompanied by north winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph.  Although snowfall ended during the late morning of the 5th, the strong winds caused continued drifting snow in open areas into the afternoon hours.  Snowfall amounts were between 6 and 10 inches across the county with 10 inches in Tekamah the highest reported.  The heavy wet snow caused over 2,000 customers to lose power due to downed power lines and poles.  Large tree limbs were also downed across the county.

Winter Storm in CUMING, NEBRASKA
From 04-APR-09 23:00:00 to 05-APR-09 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Rain changed briefly to a period of freezing rain then to a heavy wet snow in the late evening of April 4th with snow continuing into the mid morning hours of the 5th. The precipitation was accompanied by north winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph.  Although snowfall ended during the late morning of the 5th, the strong winds caused continued drifting snow in open areas into the afternoon hours.  Snowfall amounts were between 2 and 6 inches across the county based on reports from surrounding counties and satellite pictures taken the next day.  The ice and heavy wet snow and strong winds snapped power poles south of the county but some lines were downed causing power outages in the West Point, Wisner and Bancroft areas.  Travel was also very difficult.

Blizzard in ANTELOPE, NEBRASKA
From 04-APR-09 17:00:00 to 05-APR-09 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy snow and north winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph brought blizzard conditions, especially in open areas, to Antelope county from the evening hours of April 4th until the morning of the 5th.  Although the snow decreased or ended by late morning on the 5th, the strong winds persisted through the afternoon causing continued drifting snow.  Snowfall of around 9 inches was reported in the Neligh area.  The snow and strong winds closed roads in the area.

Blizzard in PIERCE, NEBRASKA
From 04-APR-09 18:30:00 to 05-APR-09 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Heavy snow and north winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph brought blizzard conditions, especially in open areas, to Pierce county from the evening hours of April 4th until the morning of the 5th.  Although the snow decreased or ended by late morning on the 5th, the strong winds persisted through the afternoon causing continued drifting snow. Snow amounts were generally 4 to 6 inches across the county according to local newspaper reports.  Several roads were closed due to the snow and strong winds.

Winter Storm in BUTLER, NEBRASKA
From 05-APR-09 01:30:00 to 05-APR-09 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Rain changed to a brief period of freezing rain then to heavy wet snow during the early morning hours of April 5th.  The snow continued into mid morning of that day.  The precipitation was accompanied by north winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph.  Although snowfall ended during the morning of the 5th, the strong winds caused continued drifting snow in open areas into the afternoon hours which caused difficult driving conditions due strong winds blowing across icy roads.  The ice, heavy wet snow and strong winds knocked down at least 75 power poles in the county which caused 3,000 customers to lose power.  The hardest hit area was north of David City.  Snowfall amounts were around 4 to 8 inches across the county, with 8 inches in David City the highest reported.