Winter Storm Ursa a Crippling, Destructive Blizzard; One of Heaviest High Plains Late-Spring Snowstorms of Record

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Winter Storm Ursa has become a crippling, destructive blizzard from the Texas panhandle to Nebraska, stranding vehicles, downing trees and power lines and whipping up snow drifts up to 8 feet in one of the strongest snowstorms to slam this area so late in the spring.

Here are some of the latest storm reports as of Sunday evening:

• Colby, Kansas: Estimated 14 to 20 inches of snow
• Herndon, Kansas: 6 to 8 inches of snow measured in 90 minutes
• Elkhart, Kansas: Major tree damage, snow drifts up to 8 feet and power outages
• Cambridge, Nebraska: Power poles broken
• Red Willow County, Nebraska: Power poles snapped from Danbury to Lebanon
• Near Goodwell, Texas: 70-mph wind gust
• Arnold, Nebraska: Highway 92 blocked by heavy snow and has been closed
• Near Callaway, Nebraska: Power lines have about 1 inch of ice and lights are flickering on and off
• Beaver City, Nebraska: Estimated 5 inches of snow; power outages in much of western Furnas County