NEBRASKA CITY – Winter weather returns to River Country with snowfall beginning in Richardson County.

7:28 p.m. snow plows deployed from Falls City to Burchard.  

7:36 p.m. snow plows on Highway 34 near Weeping Water

7:43 p.m. – Tow truck dispatched Otoe County.

Nebraska 511 photo Tuesday evening

5:12 a.m. - Truck and semi-trailer slide off in Iowa

6:15 a.m. - Minivan in ditch outside of Falls City

7:11 a.m. - Auburn, Brock, Julian fire alerted to possible chimney fire at 1420 Eighth Street in Auburn.

 

9 a.m. - Nebraska City declares a snow emergency until 6 a.m. Friday. 4 inches snow at Table Rock, three at Auburn and Nebraska City. Nebraska 511 reports all roads in River Country as completely snow covered

11:20 a.m. - Nebraska 511 reports 6 inches of snow at Peru. 5.5 inches at Tecumseh.

Snow plow camera Wednesday, 11:08 a.m.

11:38 a.m. - Nemaha County courthouse to close for the remainder of the day

12:02 p.m. - 5 inches of snow at Rockport, Mo.

12:08 p.m. – 6.1 inches at Burchard

 

 

1:15 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory for Otoe, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson and Johnson counties.

Wind chills as low as 20 below zero are expected for portions of River Country from 11 p.m. today until 9 a.m. Thursday.

5:18 p.m. - Nebraska 511 lists most roads in River Country as partially covered.

Thursday

8:14 a.m. - The National Weather Service is reporting snowfalls totals of four to seven inches in River Country.

Plattsmouth – 4.7 inches

Tecumseh – 7 inches

Auburn – 6.3 inches

Nebraska City – 5 inches in town, 4 inches southwest

Tarkio, Mo., 5.4 inches

 

 

Nemaha County reports snow packed, but passable roads this morning. County plows were out early Thursday morning and are expected to work through most of the day.

Matt Schardt of the Johnson County Roads Department says Johnson County’s totals are around 5 inches with seven inches max. Road crews were out at sun up to clear roads. There has been very little drifting.

Lincoln – People’s City Misson reported a record of 430 people flocking to the homeless shelter Wednesday night. The shelter reached its limit of 280 people amid sub-zero temperatures, but no one was turned away.

The Nebraska City Airport reports a wind chill of -22 degrees at 8:15 a.m. with eight mph winds.