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Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms in the Plains; Snow in the Northern Rockies; Heavy Rain in Guam

A storm system moving over the Rockies today will bring marginal risks for excessive rainfall and severe thunderstorms from parts of New Mexico into western South Dakota. Heavy snow expected from northwestern Wyoming into southern Montana. Ongoing heavy showers and thunderstorms from Invest 96W could result in localized flash flooding, particularly in central or southern Guam early this morning. Read More >

A storm system brought snow to parts of the area on Easter Sunday, April 1st.  Some locations in southeast Nebraska received 6 to 10" of snow, while other parts of the local area received no snow at all. The snow set up in a very narrow band that was only about 10 to 25 miles wide. 

Snow totals April 1

Here are some notable snowfall totals:

Crete, NE 10"
Tobias, NE 9"
Daykin, NE 6.7"
Auburn, NE 6.2"
Tecumseh, NE 6.0"
Table Rock, NE 6.0"
Adams, NE 5.5"
Falls City, NE 5.5"
Fairbury, NE 5.5"
Hickman, NE 5.0"
Wilber, NE 5.0"
Beatrice, NE 4.7"
Virginia, NE 4.0"
Salem, NE 4.0"
Verdon, NE 4.0"
Shubert, NE 4.0"
Clarinda, IA 1.5"
Malcom, NE 1.1"
Sidney, IA 1.1"
Lincoln, NE (airport) 0.8"
Seward, NE 0.5"
Omaha, NE (airport) 0