First Snow of the Season Falls On Le Mars

(Le Mars) — As people woke up on Sunday morning, they saw a blanket of white snow covering their lawns, vehicles, and everything else.  Le Mars received about a half an inch of new snow.  By mid-afternoon, the snow had melted.  The Le Mars Police Department has issued a reminder regarding the odd/even parking that will begin on November 1st.  In their facebook posting, the police department recommends motorists to begin parking on the appropriate side of the street, in order to get accustomed to the city ordinance.  In other areas, including southern Iowa and eastern Nebraska they received up to three inches of snow.

More than 50,000 utility customers are without power after heavy, wet snow blanketed eastern Nebraska.
The Omaha Public Power District says 51,000 customers lacked power at 5 p.m. Sunday. That was down from a peak of about 56,000.
In Lincoln, about 5,000 utility customers lost power.
Between 2 and 3 inches of snow fell across most of eastern Nebraska.
It’s not clear yet how long it will take to restore power.
OPPD spokeswoman Laura King-Holman says people who lose power should try not to open their fridges and freezers, so food will last as long as possible.