Recalling the winter storm of March 2006

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - It will be 17 years ago this weekend when it was supposed to be the first day of spring, but as luck would have it, winter decided to go into overtime. Everything may have been green on St. Patrick’s Day in March of 2006 but it wouldn’t be for long as an intense winter storm system brought record snowfall to the region over the weekend that year. The snow began to accumulate Sunday morning of the 19th and continued into the early morning hours of Tuesday the 21st. When the storm had finally passed, snowfall amounts ranged from 8 to 10 inches along the Kansas/Nebraska border to 25 to 30 inches in the Ord and Greeley areas. Greeley reported an all time record 30 inches of snow, and numerous locations north of highway 6 broke all time snowfall records. Blustery winds of 25 to 35 mph blew during the storm and caused some drifting of the snow. Most all roads, including Interstate 80, businesses and schools closed. School began to reopen on the 22nd. A few shelters opened, mainly in towns along the interstate to house stranded motorists. The weather channel also made their debut in Nebraska covering the storm live from Lincoln.

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