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Grand Island residents may not have noticed it, but many of their Central Nebraska neighbors felt the brunt of a wet, heavy snowstorm early Monday morning.
As much as 5 inches of snow fell in the area as part of a band that covered the southwest to north-central parts of the state.
Many of the area's school districts were closed, but law enforcement officials reported few, if any, weather-related problems.
"We've been lucky," said David Weeks, sheriff of Greeley County, which received 2 inches. "(Road conditions) were slick and sloppy this morning, but they've improved."
North Platte was hardest hit, with 7.1 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Just to its northeast, Custer County received the most snow in Central Nebraska, with reports of 3 to 5 inches.
But the Custer County Sheriff's Department had received no reports of major weather-induced accidents as of Monday afternoon, dispatcher Tom Hilkemeier said.
School was closed in Loup City on Monday, but Sherman County Sheriff Mike Janulewicz said Monday afternoon the county had had no reported accidents that day.
"It was slick for a while while the snow was wet and heavy, but that quickly changed," he said.
Angela Oder, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Hastings, said Grand Island and Hastings received far less precipitation than areas to their north and west.
Only 0.1 inch of snow had been reported in Grand Island by Monday morning, along with a trace of rain and freezing rain.
Oder said rising temperatures are expected to melt the snow quickly, as highs in the 40s are expected today and Wednesday in counties north of Grand Island.
She said that though temperatures were near freezing early Monday morning, the storm front contained just enough cold air to produce snow and just enough warm surface air to make sure it melted right away.
"We lucked out," Oder said. "It could have been pretty nasty if we would have had a little more cold air at surface level."
Reported snowfall amounts Monday morning
Broken Bow 5 inches
Burwell 3 inches
Grand Island 0.1 inch
Greeley 2 inches
Loup City 3 inches
Mason City 4 inches
North Loup 3.5 inches
Ord 4.3 inches
St. Paul 1 inch
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