KEARNEY, NE - Life is moving on in the Tri-Cities, just at a slower pace than typical.

The most severe section of this week's winter storm missed the area. The National Weather Service issued an Ice Storm Warning for the region and predicted more than a quarter-inch of ice accumulation in Kearney and Grand Island. The cities did get a thin layer of ice but it was covered up by a couple inches of fluffy snow.

Still, that snow is causing some travel difficulty. Law enforcement officials describe central Nebraska highways as snow-packed with ice underneath. Travel is discouraged on area highways and the interstate.

The worst of the storm barely missed the Tri-Cities. The community of Miller is only 25 miles northwest of Kearney and it reported five inches of snow.