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The National Weather Service on Saturday announced a blizzard warning in south central and southeastern Nebraska, including Lincoln and Grand Island.
At 15:45, Omaha and most of the area north of I-80 were still subject to a winter weather alert.
A member of the Omaha street team was dispatched around noon to pretreat the "main and minor routes with brine," said Mayor Jean Stothert at the World-Herald in a text message. The full team will start working at midnight.
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The area could see whiteout conditions during the night and until Sunday morning.
Meteorologist Becky Kern of the Meteorological Service said the difference between Lincoln's blizzard warning and the Omaha winter weather warning was to be interpreted with caution. Driving conditions will remain dangerous in the Omaha region, but more snow is expected in the south.
Dangerous Sunday travel conditions. Abundant snow will result in snowy roads and zero or near zero visibility.#neroads #newx #iawx #adoads pic.twitter.com/qTPGSkA3Yp
– NWS Omaha (@NWSOmaha) November 24, 2018
Saturday afternoon, 2 to 3 inches of snow was expected in Omaha and 3 to 4 inches in Lincoln. 1 to 2 inches was planned in the north, but central Nebraska could see more.
More and more snow is expected in the southeast, with 4 to 6 inches in Nebraska, Beatrice and Red Oak, Iowa. Falls City could see up to 8 inches.
Winds of 25 to 40 mph will make driving conditions "pretty bad" no matter how much snow, says weather forecaster Scott Dergan.
"If you're heading east, heading to Des Moines, or heading south to Kansas City, or southwest, to Lincoln, Sunday, it's serious," Dergan said. . "Maybe delay a little, or leave (Saturday)."
After the rain tonight, the snow should start in Omaha early Sunday morning. The snowfall is expected to end at 11 am, said Dergan.
"It's at that time that the winds will be pretty strong too, so even if you do not have any snow falling, you might have blowing snow," Dergan said.
Traveling this weekend? Keep an eye on the flights
Sunday should be a busy day for air travel.
"We are watching the weather closely," said Justin Idle, supervisor of airport operations at Eppley Airport in Omaha.
On-site personnel maintain daily weather calls and will continue to check with meteorologists from the National Weather Service.
If you are taking the plane this weekend, check the status of your flight and allow yourself enough time to get to the airport.
"We hope it will be a minor event, but we are preparing for the worst," Idle said.
World-Herald editor Erin Duffy contributed to this report.
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