PhotoFiles: Nebraskans tough it out during snowstorms through the years
What will Lincoln look like tomorrow? Hopefully not this bad.
Check out archive photos of the blizzards from the bad ol' days.
Stuck
A Lincoln man struggles to move his car as snow continues to fall during a blizzard in 1971.
Guaranteed Snow Day
Brothers stand on top of the 15- to 20-feet-tall snowdrifts in front of their buried house 15 miles south of Chadron. This blizzard happened in March of 1966.
Jammed
Hundreds of cars and drivers were buried up to their axles in West Omaha after a blizzard dumped 11-16 inches of snow in 1975.
Mountains of Snow
A mother and child and their truck are dwarfed by drifts more than 20 feet tall after the infamous Blizzard of 1949.
Drive Safe
This snow-covered view of Lincoln in 1974 may be a somewhat familiar sight to residents after 8 inches of snow fell over the weekend.
Power Down
Utility poles and lines near David City were toppled by an icy, windy storm in 1966.
Always Prepared
A blizzard in 1978 may have ruined their fun, but the Boy Scouts of Troop #213, Chadron, sure had their skills tested when snow struck their camping trip at Fort Robinson State Park.
Cooped Up
A farmer had to dig through scores of feet of snow in order to feed his chickens after the Blizzard of 1949. The coop was completely submerged in snow.
I Thought I Could
Dozens of workers attempt to dig out a steam train stuck on the tracks after the Blizzard of 1912, putting the unshoveled sidewalks and driveways of more than a century later into sharp perspective.
Loading Up
Army National Guardsmen of the 24th Medical Co. prepare to leave Lincoln for a relief mission in western Nebraska. The area was hit hard and isolated by a blizzard in 1975.
Field Rations
The isolation of several rural communities after the Blizzard of 1949 was so bad the army had to be called in to deliver food in all-terrain, tracked vehicles.
Delivery Driver
A boy and his dog are thankful for food delivered by the army after the Blizzard of 1949.
Special Delivery
Civilian pilots deliver food to rural residents near Curtis after the Blizzard of 1949. Several rural communities were completely isolated for several days after the infamous storm.
What will Lincoln look like tomorrow? Hopefully not this bad.
What will Lincoln look like tomorrow? Hopefully not this bad.
Nebraska residents got another taste in 2021 of the potent consequences of the state's naturally extreme weather in a climate changed world. Losses easily exceed $60 million.
Winter weather could make travel difficult beginning late this afternoon. Chief Meteorologist Matt Holiner has the latest timing and snow totals.
Snow continues to make its way east across the state with the intensity expected to ramp up overnight. Check out our latest forecast video for updated snow timing and amounts through Thursday.
More than a dozen counties in the Panhandle and north-central Nebraska are in a blizzard warning that starts Monday night.Â
Nebraska, especially the eastern third of the state, was at ground zero of the storm. Fourteen Nebraskans and 17 Iowans died from storm-related causes.Â
A blizzard warning is effective until 7 a.m. Tuesday for Kearney and North Platte, the National Weather Service said. Grand Island, York and Columbus are in a winter weather advisory.
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