Overview
- KETV’s StormWatch7 documented snow‑covered, slick streets across the Omaha metro Saturday with traffic moving well below normal speeds.
- Preliminary totals ranged from about 3 inches in parts of Gretna to roughly 5–6 inches near Elkhorn and Fort Calhoun, with up to 9.5 inches reported in Carroll County, Iowa.
- City leaders said roads were pretreated with brine and about 100 pieces of city equipment plus roughly 200 contractor crews were deployed, while residents were urged to avoid driving.
- Plans shifted across the metro: the Riverfront Holiday Lights Festival was postponed to Sunday, the Henry Doorly Zoo closed with Zoo Lights canceled, Metro Transit shortened service hours, and several churches canceled services.
- Forecasters designated Sunday an impact weather day with teens for highs, wind chills near or below zero, refreezing on untreated surfaces, and blowing or drifting snow in rural areas including stretches of I‑80, with a much weaker system possibly bringing light snow Monday.