The Great Ice Storm of 1976
Jacob2026-04-13T20:10:05+00:00The Great Ice Storm of 1976 Burying all of our lines protects them from severe weather and other disasters. During the night of March 29, 1976, a severe ice and wind storm struck Nebraska, shutting down power to more than 100,000 residents in a 10,000-square-mile area in 16 counties. The storm moved across Nebraska, depositing heavy snow and miles of ice on power lines: Mile after mile of line buckled under the tremendous weight of snow-laden wire that in many instances reached six inches in diameter, whipped by tornadic winds of 60 and even [...]





