A large upper level low pressure system moved from the Rocky Mountains onto the plains.  Rain developed ahead of the system and then turned to wet snow during the evening and overnight hours of February 3rd.  Although north winds increased into the 15 to 30 mph range, blowing and drifting was limited to a degree by the wetness of the snow.  However, the wet snow stuck to trees and caused some tree damage and scattered power outages, mainly from west of Lincoln through Lincoln and into the Omaha/Council Bluffs area.  Total snow from the storm was generally 8 to 12 inches with amounts that tapered off to a few inches around Norfolk to Tekamah and 3 to 4 inches from the southeast corner of Nebraska into far southwest Iowa.   Although many reports from the storm were in the 8 to 12 inch range, a few locations reported a bit more including around 15 inches in David City and a report of around 14 inches near Lincoln.

Winter Storm in BUTLER, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 23:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of 8 to as much as 15 inches fell across Butler county with 15 inches reported in David City for the highest amount received from this storm in eastern Nebraska.  The heavy wet snow caused scattered tree damage and power outages in the county.

Winter Storm in SAUNDERS, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 23:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of around 8 inches was reported across much of Saunders county with 8.5 inches measured near Cedar Bluffs and 8 inches at Weston and Wahoo.

Winter Storm in DODGE, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 23:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of around 8 or 9 inches was reported across much of Dodge county with 9 inches recorded at Uehling and 8 inches in Fremont among the highest in the county.

Winter Storm in COLFAX, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 23:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of around 8 inches likely fell across much of Colfax county based on observations from surrounding sites.

Winter Storm in PLATTE, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 23:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of around 8 inches fell across much of Platte county, especially the southeast half, with around 8 inches reported in the Columbus area.

Winter Storm in BOONE, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 18:30:00 to 04-FEB-12 09:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of around 6 inches fell across much of Boone county, with 5-6 inches reported from Loretto to near Albion.

Winter Storm in DOUGLAS, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 23:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches fell across Douglas county with around 9 inches measured at the NWS office near Valley and at Eppley Airfield.  Some reports of around 10 inches were received from the western parts of Omaha.  The heavy wet snow caused some tree damage and also sporadic power outages across the county.

Winter Storm in SARPY, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 23:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of around 9 inches fell across much of Sarpy county with 9.5 inches measured near Gretna and 9 inches in Bellevue among the highest reported in the county.  The heavy wet snow caused some tree damage and also sporadic power outages across the county.

Winter Storm in BURT, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-12 02:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of around 6 to 8 inches likely fell across much of Burt county based on satellite imagery and observations from surrounding communities.

Winter Storm in WASHINGTON, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 23:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of 6 to 8 inches likely fell across the county based on surrounding observations.

Winter Storm in CASS, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-12 00:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 18:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of 8 to 11 inches fell across Cass county with 11 inches reported in Eagle and 8 inches at Plattsmouth.  The heavy wet snow caused some tree damage and a few power outages.

Winter Storm in OTOE, NEBRASKA
From 04-FEB-12 00:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 18:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of 6 to 8 inches fell across much of Otoe county based on observations from surrounding sites.

Winter Storm in GAGE, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 23:30:00 to 04-FEB-12 21:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of 5 to 7 inches fell across much of Gage county with 7 inches reported at Adams among the highest.

Winter Storm in SEWARD, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 23:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 18:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of 7 to 12 inches fell across Seward county with around 12 inches near Milford and 9 inches in Seward among the highest.  The heavy wet snow caused some scattered tree damage and power outages in the county.

Winter Storm in SALINE, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 23:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 18:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of 5 to 9 inches fell across Saline county with 9 inches near Friend and 8 inches in Crete and Dorchester among the highest received in the county.  The heavy wet snow caused some scattered tree damage and power outages in the county and Norris Public Power reported that 700 customers lost power in Saline and Lancaster counties.

Winter Storm in CUMING, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 23:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of around 6 inches was reported across much of Cuming county with 6 inches reported at West Point.

Winter Storm in LANCASTER, NEBRASKA
From 03-FEB-12 23:00:00 to 04-FEB-12 18:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snowfall of 8 to over 11 inches fell across much of Lancaster county, with 11 to 14 inches reported around the Lincoln area, including around 11 inches officially for Lincoln.  The heavy wet snow caused scattered tree damage in the county, and the fallen tree branches caused scattered power outages.  LES reported 5,413 homes lost power for a time in the Lincoln area alone.