High winds impacting travel, power lines

LINCOLN, Neb. -- While many worry about how much snow is going to fall, high winds have been making things treacherous for just about everyone in Nebraska, regardless of precipitation.

Weather spotters near the capital city were reporting sustained winds as high as 35 mph and gusts as high as 46 mph at midday.

Lincoln Electric System had reported two separate outages at midday, affecting about 150 customers total. 

Outages were much more widespread in OPPD's coverage area with almost 3,100 customers in the dark at midday, over 1,300 of those in the Weeping Water area in Cass County.

NPPD customers were faring much better with just two minor outages reported over the noon hour.