All Images ©  K. Dewey, School of Natural Resources, UNL.

Note that the snowstorm only affected eastern Nebraska with 7 inches of snow in Lincoln and 12 inches in Omaha, Nebraska.
 

Snowfall Depth in Southeast Lincoln

Near white-out conditions at the height of the storm

At the height of the storm

At the height of the storm

Clearing the snow from a  driveway in Lincoln

Clearing the snow from a  driveway in Lincoln

 Rural roads were in awful condition with blizzard conditions

A rural Lancaster County road

A rural Lancaster County road

A rural Lancaster County road

A rural Lancaster County road

Rural Lancaster County

Stuck!

Blowing snow at Hwy 2 and 93rd Street in Lincoln

Blowing snow on 84th Street near Adams St.

Photo:  M. J.  Melvin, NDMC, Heavy Snow on the trees in Lincoln.
 

NWS Summary: Storm Total Snowfall from March 1 Blizzard

A DANGEROUS AND POWERFUL WINTER STORM HIT MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA
AND SOUTHWEST IOWA DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS OF
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2007.  THIS STORM BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW COMBINED
WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.  TRAVEL BECAME IMPOSSIBLE FOR MANY STRANDED
MOTORISTS, AND SEVERAL ROADS WERE CLOSED.  THE STORM WAS ASSOCIATED
WITH AN UNUSUALLY DEEP LOW PRESSURE AREA.  THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN VALLEY FIRST ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THIS EVENT
AT 4 PM ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, THEN ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING AT
3:41 PM ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH.

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