OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – First Alert 6 has the headlines you need to know to get your Friday started.
Leftover snow to impact Omaha metro Friday morning commute
Road conditions Friday morning are showing partial to complete coverage on most of the Omaha metro roads.
“The snow has ended and the clouds will move out quickly this morning leaving us a cold day as we clean up. The snow added up to 6″-9″ over much of the metro with lighter totals to the south,” Senior Chief Meteorologist Rusty Lord says in his forecast.
Jaret Lansford with First Alert 6 Traffic says you should expect snowy conditions as you do any travel Friday morning, including outside of the metro.
Two crashes were reported on Interstate 80 early Friday. There was a crash on eastbound I-80 near L Street shortly before 3:35 a.m. Friday. Then, there was another crash shortly before 4 a.m. on the interstate between 42nd and 60th streets.
Drivers were advised of a stalled semi on the ramp from eastbound Dodge to I-680 shortly before 5 a.m. Friday. Just after 5:45 a.m., there was another crash on I-80 near 60th Street.
Omaha metro schools cancel Friday classes due to winter weather
Many Omaha metro school districts called off classes for Friday as snow continued falling Thursday evening.
Omaha and Bellevue public schools have canceled classes for Friday. OPS also noted that they will not have a remote learning day. Bellevue Public Schools noted that the Lied Activity Center and the foundation’s Kids Time program would also be closed Friday.
Gretna, Elkhorn, and Bennington public schools also canceled Friday classes, as did Westside, Papillion-La Vista and Blair community schools.
University of Nebraska-Omaha canceled Thursday night classes after 7 p.m., and will move to “remote operations” Friday. UNL canceled classes altogether on Friday.
Authorities only respond to metro accidents with injuries, hazards
There were so many crashes Thursday into the overnight hours, the Douglas County Sheriff’s office announced a winter traffic advisory.
At 6 p.m. Thursday, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were no longer responding to non-injury crashes. As the advisory was lifted Friday morning, DCSO will now respond to all accident calls.
The mayor updated a Thursday Facebook post at about 8:45 p.m. noting that Omaha Police had also stopped responding to non-emergency crashes.
At about 5 p.m. Thursday, Sarpy County was also put on accident diversion “until further notice,” unless it is an injury accident. This includes La Vista and Papillion.
Tracking Omaha, CB snow plows; residents must clear sidewalks soon
You can keep an eye on the progress Omaha snow plows are making with a tracker updated by the city.
On the tracker, you can see the roads in red are in-progress, green means done, and gray is areas that have not been plowed yet.
Council Bluffs also uses this system to track plows on their website.
In Omaha, you have to have snow cleared within 24 hours of the city declaring the end to snow removal operations on major and secondary roads.
In Council Bluffs and Bellevue, you have 24 hours until after the snow falls. The City does not allow you to shovel or blow your snow into the street.
First Alert for travelers at Eppley Airfield, Metro Transit users
It looks like things are mostly moving along as normal Friday at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield — despite the snow.
First Alert 6 is keeping an eye on arrivals and departures going out Friday on the airport’s website. If you are flying or picking someone up, it’s best to keep a close eye on the flight status.
Metro Transit shut down city bus service at about 6 p.m. Thursday as road conditions deteriorated, with ORBT ending routes an hour later.
Metro plans to restart all bus service at 8 a.m. Friday, including MOBY and microtransit, but express routes will not run. Ten routes will begin on Snow Route Option B and four routes will be on Snow Route Option A.
Trash pick-up in Omaha, Papillion, Council Bluffs canceled Friday
Wasteline, Omaha’s solid waste program, will not collect Friday due to the storm. Friday’s trash, as well as any missed Thursday, was pushed back to Saturday.
“Residents are asked to make sure that carts are set out by 6 AM on the rescheduled day of collection and to clear the snow from around them to ensure collection,” a release reads.
Papillion Sanitation announced early Friday that it would be closed. All Friday routes are now scheduled to run on Saturday.
Weather conditions also caused collection for Council Bluffs residents to be canceled. Crews will begin pick-up again on Saturday.
“Placing trash and recycling carts on top of snowdrifts is unacceptable and may lead to uncollected waste. Clean a place free of snow and ice within five feet of the traveled roadway with a path wide enough to accommodate collection,” a release reads.
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