Snow storms earn Nebraska 4th place

Nebraska is ranked for the fourth-highest percentage of all 50 states of road fatalities happening in severe weather conditions at 8.8 percent.

Alaska is first with 12.9 percent of road fatalities occurring in severe weather conditions followed by Wyoming in second with 12.1 percent and North Dakota in third with 8.9 percent.

Snow is Nebraska’s deadliest severe weather type, claiming eight lives on average most years.

Ramzy Ladah, a personal injury attorney in Nevada, conducted the study. For the study he counted weather conditions not recorded as clear, cloudy or rainy.

Nebraska’s death rate...