[Tom]

Took this outside my place. We're over 3" now, measured 4" in some spots. Power outages are occurring across town. The snow is turning kinda powdery.

I'm happy for ya buddy!  Enjoy the...#WinterWonderland

[FAR_Weather]

5" reported near the UNL campus, where it accumulated quicker this morning.

[james1976]

Just starting to sleet and snow here!! Temp is 35 now.

[jcwxguy]

Solid 3.5" to 4" on my car

[james1976]

Huge flakes coming down now. Dang this is awesome. October 14th! Ive also just been put in a Freeze Warning tonight. Mid 20s!
#WinterIsHere

[bud2380]

I was hoping we’d get some flakes here but it isn’t looking too likely based on trends and models. Everything will likely stay West and north of here. It’s still possible later but it won’t be anything like the fun you guys are seeing today. Congrats to those seeing the snow today. Pretty cool for mid October

[james1976]

Yeah baby.....

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[james1976]

Not sure why thats sideways but you get the idea!

[OKwx2k4]

Denver playing in the coldest October football game on record today.

[james1976]

Starting to stick!

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[Craig-OmahaWX]

Got a solid 3 inches here in West Omaha. My friend just a bit north said he might have gotten near 4. Some huge branches are snapping too.

[Hawkeye]

This is a pretty impressive system.  Frankly, I don't want it because I still have 4-5 hummingbirds and it'll be tough enough for them when the plants die in the morning.

 

5" reported near the UNL campus, where it accumulated quicker this morning.

 

And this morning you thought you were getting little/nothing.  Must be a great surprise.  I hope to get a nice surprise dumping in a couple months.

[Bryan1117]

Just measured about 2.5 to 3 inches of snow in my backyard in Southwest Omaha, NE. Snow is pretty much done here outside of a little leftover light snow and flurries, and it's already starting to melt. 

 

Power outages now up to nearly 55K in the Omaha metro, reported by OPPD. Thankfully no power issues in my neighborhood (almost all the power lines around here are buried underground). Drove around a little bit and there are some large tree branches down, not widespread, however enough to cause issues. 

 

This system drastically outperformed my expectations, I was expecting a little bit of snow with no more than a half inch of snow - which I figured would melt off after a 65 degree day yesterday. Glad I was wrong! 

[james1976]

0.6" on my deck. Coming down like crazy!

[james1976]

Rates are intense. Approaching an inch!

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[Bryan1117]

0.6" on my deck. Coming down like crazy!

Welcome to the snow party James! 

[james1976]

1.0" official!

[FAR_Weather]

Official reading for KLNK is 3.5". They probably got more.

[Hawkeye]

It's looking like I won't get anything more than a few sprinkles this evening and then a few flurries at best tonight.

[james1976]

Snow is wrapping up here. Already starting to melt. Final total is 1.2"!

[gabel23]

Watching the news I have seen trees and power being affected by this storm. Biggest total I have seen so far is 7 inches around friend which is in Fillmore county. I had my first teaching job around that area and we didn’t receive crap for snow back then!

[FAR_Weather]

I don't think I need to say this, but we beat our record snowfall today. Cuz, well, this is the first time measurable snow has fallen on October 14th.

[hlcater]

Just had a period of light snow/flurries, not much, but better than nothing as it checks my personal first flakes box.

[Madtown]

A Tiger in the snow...N. Wisco

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[FAR_Weather]

A Tiger in the snow...N. Wisco

That thing is a f***** monster.

[Bryan1117]

A Tiger in the snow...N. Wisco

Wow, nice catch! That thing is massive.

[FAR_Weather]

Flurries falling again. Still hear dripping from the storm gutters. Flash freezing should be a problem tonight. I'm staying off the roads until after rush hour tomorrow. 31.6°F.

[Hawkeye]

Even when the better radar returns passed over Cedar Rapids last night, I still only saw a few flurries.

[jaster220]

Took this outside my place. We're over 3" now, measured 4" in some spots. Power outages are occurring across town. The snow is turning kinda powdery.

 

I don't think I need to say this, but we beat our record snowfall today. Cuz, well, this is the first time measurable snow has fallen on October 14th.

 

Dude! 'grats. Your reverse psychology/pessimism thing finally worked  . Took ya a bit to dial that in eh? You just got my Oct 19th 1989

[FAR_Weather]

 

 

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT LINCOLN, NEBRASKA...

A record snowfall of 3.5 inches was set at Lincoln, Nebraska
yesterday. Snowfall had not been recorded on October 14th in
Lincoln prior to yesterday.

Snowfall records for the Lincoln area have been kept since 1948. All
records are considered preliminary until reviewed by the National
Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Told ya guys

[gabel23]

I would say the Nam pretty much nailed the axis of heavy snow for our area! 

 

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[CentralNebWeather]

I would say the Nam pretty much nailed the axis of heavy snow for our area! 

Yes, NAM for the win.  I kept hoping for a north bump to my area but didn't happen.  I got about 1 inch at the most.  We will see if this is the model of choice for the upcoming winter months.

[FAR_Weather]

Sorted by earliest to Latest:
September 29,1985:  0.8 inches
October  9,  1970:  6.6 inches
October 10,  2009:  1.2 inches
October 10,  1987:  0.3 inches
October 14,  2018:  3.5 inches
October 18,  1976:  0.4 inches
October 22,  1996:  1.0 inch 
October 22,  1979:  0.4 inches
October 23,  2002:  2.4 inches
October 26,  1997: 13.2 inches
October 27,  1980:  3.3 inches 
October 31,  1991:  2.3 inches  

 

Measurable snowfalls in Lincoln's history in September and October.

[Andrew NE]

Sorted by earliest to Latest:
September 29,1985: 0.8 inches
October 9, 1970: 6.6 inches
October 10, 2009: 1.2 inches
October 10, 1987: 0.3 inches
October 14, 2018: 3.5 inches
October 18, 1976: 0.4 inches
October 22, 1996: 1.0 inch
October 22, 1979: 0.4 inches
October 23, 2002: 2.4 inches
October 26, 1997: 13.2 inches
October 27, 1980: 3.3 inches
October 31, 1991: 2.3 inches

Measurable snowfalls in Lincoln's history in September and October.

LNK do you know the stats of what those winters ended up like? Obviously we know what happened in 2009-2010. I am just curious if there is any correlation when we receive the overall rare October snow.

[OKwx2k4]

Sorted by earliest to Latest:
September 29,1985: 0.8 inches
October 9, 1970: 6.6 inches
October 10, 2009: 1.2 inches
October 10, 1987: 0.3 inches
October 14, 2018: 3.5 inches
October 18, 1976: 0.4 inches
October 22, 1996: 1.0 inch
October 22, 1979: 0.4 inches
October 23, 2002: 2.4 inches
October 26, 1997: 13.2 inches
October 27, 1980: 3.3 inches
October 31, 1991: 2.3 inches

Measurable snowfalls in Lincoln's history in September and October.

That's awesome. Glad you got to experience a historic snow event! Here's to many more in the months to come.

[FAR_Weather]

LNK do you know the stats of what those winters ended up like? Obviously we know what happened in 2009-2010. I am just curious if there is any correlation when we receive the overall rare October snow.

I looked at it. October snow doesn't seem to have much correlation with how a Winter plays out.