Travel guide for the Omaha area: Thursday, February 19

DANGEROUS AND VERY DIFFICULT EVENING COMMUTE. BUT SAMANTHA RIGHT NOW, MORNING COMMUTE IS FINE, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY BY THE END OF THE DAY. IT REALLY IS THE CALM BEFORE THE WINTER STORM THAT WE’RE GOING TO SEE LATER. WE’RE WARNING YOU ABOUT THAT HERE. AND AS YOU HEAD OUT AND YOU’RE ON THE INTERSTATES AND HIGHWAYS, YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THE WARNINGS ON THE ROAD. LOOK AT THAT OVERHEAD SIGN. IT SAYS WINTER STORM STARTING 12 P.M. NOW WE’RE FORECASTING FOR THAT SNOW TO START CLOSER TO ABOUT 1 P.M. BUT AGAIN, CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW ARE FINE. ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS. AND WHEN YOU HEAD OUT LATER, DO PREPARE FOR SLOWDOWNS. SPOTS LIKE THIS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. THERE’S LANE RESTRICTIONS HERE. THEY’RE NEW ON 102ND BETWEEN BLONDO AND MAPLE. IT IS ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION, SO YOU SHOULD ALWAYS TAKE IT SLOW IN WORK ZONES LIKE THAT. WHEN YOU MIX IN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER, IT’S GOING TO BE EVEN WORSE. WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT DRIVE TIMES ALL THROUGHOUT TH