While weather forecasts are not always accurate, if the forecast for this weekend is, then some residents in Lincoln will need to pay attention to the depth of snow on their streets.

 This could be the first weekend that the Snow Route will be utilized in Lincoln. Residents on snow routes will be expected to move the vehicles from curbside parking if the snow reaches a depth of two inches.

 

The snow route will affect residents on the following streets:
Lincoln Avenue from College Avenue to North Union Street
Park Place from North Union to North Elm
The north side of Pulaski Street between South Ladue and South Sherman
Southgate from North Kickapoo to Bond Street
Wyatt Avenue from Railer Way to South McLean

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Last year, Lincoln Daily News tested the old wives tales that says whatever date of the month the first tracking snow fall occurs on, that is the total number of times it will snow in a winter season. It proved true with 18 snow events last season, and the first snow falling on November 18, 2014. This year the first tracking snow fell on November 22, which should mean 22 snow events for this season. After the first snow of the season, subsequent snowfall does not have to be accumulating. So, believe it or not, thus far snow has fallen five times in Lincoln this winter, all in the last month of 2015. If we get snow this weekend, it will be snow number six for the season.

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Hartsburg-Emden Stags' Alec Hayes (33) tries to stop Lukas Aylesworth (14) from Mount Pulaski from scoring Friday night at the Ed Butkovich Gymnasium. Hayes led all Hartem scorers with 21 points while Aylesworth led the Toppers with 13 points.

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