USA TODAY
A blockbuster snowstorm hit portions of the central and northeastern U.S. Tuesday, causing travel headaches and closing some coronavirus testing sites.
Weather service meteorologist Taylor Nicolaisen said 10 to 15 inches of snow was likely between York, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa, by the time the storm wraps up later Tuesday.
It has been at least 15 years since that area received more than a foot of snow in a single storm. "This is historic snow," said Nicolaisen, who is based near Omaha, Nebraska.
More than 14 inches had fallen in parts of eastern Nebraska by the morning, leading to early closures of several coronavirus testing sites in the state as well as Iowa.