Blizzard knocks out power, halts local travel

Much of county left without power Wednesday morning

  • This 18-wheeler was one of the casualties of the brief blizzard that blew through Hamilton County last Wednesday. The northbound rig was spotted along Highway 14 about four miles north of Aurora early Thursday morning after the wind had died down and the skies had cleared. Numerous stalled and stuck vehicles were scattered along Highways 14 and 34 that morning and I-80 was closed for a period of time from Omaha to the Wyoming border.
    This 18-wheeler was one of the casualties of the brief blizzard that blew through Hamilton County last Wednesday. The northbound rig was spotted along Highway 14 about four miles north of Aurora early Thursday morning after the wind had died down and the skies had cleared. Numerous stalled and stuck vehicles were scattered along Highways 14 and 34 that morning and I-80 was closed for a period of time from Omaha to the Wyoming border.
    The phrase “what a difference a day makes” was perhaps never so appropriate as the difference between Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, the 19th. Tuesday last week was a page right out of springtime, with sunny skies, balmy temperatures in the mid 60s and breezes averaging 15 mph. But overnight the mercury dropped and the winds picked up to a howling 40-plus mph, driving heavy wet s...

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