Premium ContentMouse over Home then click on Premium Content for information.This weekend's wet, heavy snow brought back memories of the October 1997 snowstorm that devastated trees across the region. Fortunately, this storm occurred in midwinter, when most trees are shorn of leaves.
Still, there were quite a few downed limbs and trees. The photo above is from the Elmwood Park pine grove next to the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Eric Berg, a forester with the Nebraska Forest Service, said sporadic tree damage occurred across the Midlands, but that the storm has been more of a plus than a minus for trees. The region has been so dry that the moisture has been worth the breakage.
For the most part, trees that have suffered have been those with softer wood, such as lindens and silver maples, he said. Lincoln, which received more snow than Omaha, saw more tree damage, he believes.
Brook Bench, acting parks director for the City of Omaha, said the parks came through the storm in good shape.
MAP: Snowfall totals in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa:
MAP: Snowfall totals in central and western Nebraska
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