OAX WFO (Omaha) Snowfall totals

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Remember that this isn't the final totals... it's still snowing!

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Very nice! Glad to see your area is getting decent snows.

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Yup... and it's heaviest snowfall is practically overhead

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...and how the winds are picking up..... near blizzard-like conditions

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY
1151 AM CST MON JAN 26 2004

THE STRONGEST WINTER STORM SO FAR THIS SEASON CONTINUES TO BLAST
EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA WITH HEAVY SNOW...AS WELL AS
GUSTY WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.  SIGNIFICANT SNOW
HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE REGION...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SNOW CAN
BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY.   SOME LOCATIONS
MAY RECEIVE ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY FROM LINCOLN AND
OMAHA THROUGH ONAWA IOWA.  IN ADDITION...THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL.

ANOTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE SENT THIS EVENING WITH
UPDATED SNOWFALL TOTALS.


...SNOWFALL REPORTS RECEIVED BY NWS VALLY AS OF 8 AM JAN. 26...

COUNTY           CITY/TOWN           SNOWFALL/INCHES

ANTELOPE         NELIGH               4.2
ANTELOPE         CLEARWATER           3.0
BOONE            LORETTO              3.8
BURT             LYONS                9.0
BUTLER           DAVID CITY           8.0
CASS             PLATTSMOUTH         10.0
COLFAX           HOWELLS              5.7
COLFAX           SCHUYLER             8.0
CUMING           WEST POINT           6.5
DODGE            FREMONT              7.0
DODGE            UEHLING              7.0
DOUGLAS          ELKHORN             11.5
DOUGLAS          DODGE PARK AREA      9.0
DOUGLAS          35TH AND CHARLES     8.7
DOUGLAS          BEMIS PARK           8.7
DOUGLAS          BENNINGTON           8.4
DOUGLAS          32ND AND TUCKER      8.2
DOUGLAS          FLORENCE             8.2
DOUGLAS          BOYS TOWN            7.7
DOUGLAS          VALLEY              10.0  (AS OF 1145 AM)
GAGE             BEATRICE             7.0
GAGE             VIRGINIA             9.0
GAGE             WYMORE               7.0
JEFFERSON        FAIRBURY             8.0
JOHNSON          TECUMSEH             8.0
KNOX             BLOOMFIELD           3.6
LANCASTER        SW LINCOLN          10.5  (AS OF 1145 AM)
LANCASTER        HICKMAN              9.2
LANCASTER        LINCOLN AIRPORT      5.1
LANCASTER        RAYMOND              7.0
LANCASTER        MALCOLM              5.0
MADISON          MADISON              5.0
MADISON          NORFOLK              3.0
NEMAHA           AUBURN               6.0
NEMAHA           BROWNVILLE           7.0
OTOE             SYRACUSE             7.0
PAWNEE           PAWNEE CITY          4.6
PAWNEE           TABLE ROCK           5.0
PLATTE           COLUMBUS             5.0
PLATTE           HUMPHREY             6.0
RICHARDSON       SALEM                2.5
SARPY            GRETNA              10.5
SARPY            OFFUTT AFB          10.0
SARPY            PAPILLION            9.2
SARPY            SPRINGFIELD          9.1
SALINE           FRIEND               8.0
SALINE           WESTERN              8.0
SAUNDERS         WESTON               7.0
SEWARD           SEWARD               6.0
SEWARD           UTICA                5.7
STANTON          STANTON              5.5
WAYNE            WAYNE                6.0
WASHINGTON       FORT CALHOUN         7.6
FREMONT IA       SIDNEY               6.0
FREMONT IA       RANDOLPH             7.5
HARRISON IA      LITTLE SIOUX         9.4
HARRISON IA      LOGAN                8.0
MILLS IA         PACIFIC JUNCTION     9.3
MILLS IA         GLENWOOD             9.0
MONONA IA        MAPLETON             8.0
MONONA IA        KENNEBEC             8.0
MONTGOMERY IA    RED OAK              3.4
PAGE IA          SHENANDOAH           4.0
POTTAWATTAMIE IA UNDERWOOD            7.3
POTTAWATTAMIE IA OAKLAND              7.8
SHELBY IA        HARLAN               8.0

$$

DDN/SD

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY
845 PM CST MON JAN 26 2004

FALLING SNOW DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA MONDAY EVENING.
OFFICIAL STORM TOTALS AND A SNOWFALL MAP SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY
LATE TUESDAY MORNING...AFTER REPORTS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED. 

IN THE MEANTIME...HERE ARE SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR SOME LOCATIONS
WHICH ARE IN AND AROUND OMAHA/COUNCIL BLUFFS. AGAIN...THESE ARE
NOT OFFICIAL TOTALS YET.

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL AMOUNT (TO THE NEAREST INCH)
ELKHORN                 15
GRETNA                  14
PACIFIC JUNCTION IA     14
BOYSTOWN                13
PAPILLION               13
FT. CALHOUN             13
VALLEY NWS              12
FLORENCE IN OMAHA       12
HORNICK IA              12
OMAHA EPPLEY            11
BENNINGTON              11
OFFUTT AFB              11
NEOLA IA                11
MAPLETON IA             11 
SIDNEY IA                7
SHENANDOAH IA            6

THIS WINTER STORM WAS SIGNIFICANT...BUT NOT A RECORD BREAKER FOR
24 HOUR SNOWFALL.  THE HEAVIEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL FOR THE OMAHA METRO
AREA IS 18.3 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 11 1965.

SOME RECENT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS FOR THE OMAHA AREA OF OVER EIGHT
INCHES INCLUDE...

DATE                       SNOWFALL
MARCH 28-29 1987          14.1 INCHES
MARCH 7-8 1998            12.7 INCHES
APRIL 20-21 1992           9.3 INCHES
OCTOBER 25-26 1997         9.2 INCHES
FEBRUARY 14-15 2003        8.6 INCHES


HEAVY SNOW ALSO FELL AROUND LINCOLN FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...AND
SOME AMOUNTS (STILL UNOFFICIAL) INCLUDE...

LOCATION          SNOW TOTAL AMOUNT (TO THE NEAREST INCH)
NORTHEAST LINCOLN       13
SOUTHWEST LINCOLN       12
HICKMAN                 12
RAYMOND                 12
LINCOLN AIRPORT         10

THE 24 HOUR RECORD SNOWFALL FOR THE LINCOLN AREA IS 19.0 INCHES
ON FEBRUARY 11 1965.  THE JANUARY WITH THE MOST SNOW AT LINCOLN
WAS IN 1965 WHEN 26.1 INCHES WAS RECORDED.

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MILLER/KING/LANDSVORK