On January 26, 2021, a winter storm into Omaha from the west, dumping a record 11.9 inches of snow on the Metropolitan area (ketv.com). This is the largest single-day amount since January 10, 1975. This resulted in poor driving conditions that had troopers on high alert. BY 9 p.m. on Monday, the authorities and highway patrol had 313 motor assists, 28 of those being severe car accidents.  

In addition to the majority of Nebraska; Iowa, the great lakes states, and several east coast states received over a foot of snow. Breaking the 15 year-old record for multiple states getting that much snow from the same storm.   

The storm resulted in three remote snow days for OPS students, the first time the new protocol was utilized.