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The City of Omaha will boost the number of plows tackling major routes during the coming storm by about 30 percent and plans to run those plows throughout the storm, no matter how bad conditions get. (Read more)

The Police Department will respond only to those accidents in which someone is hurt or a vehicle has been disabled. Drivers involved in fender-benders on Tuesday should trade insurance information.

Omaha buses will operate on a limited basis, if at all. Transit services for the elderly and disabled ­— MOBY — have been canceled, as have the morning express buses. Other routes will operate as best as possible, and it’s believed that the storm could bring the entire bus system to a halt with little notice.

Deffenbaugh Industries will not collect trash or recyclables on Tuesday. — Nancy Gaarder

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Snow postpones Disney World trip

A blizzard and a foot of snow wouldn’t normally faze Candi Troia.

In fact, the 59-year-old Omaha resident and real estate agent said she would normally enjoy being snowed in at home.

But Monday was a different story.

Her Southwest Airlines flight for Tuesday at 7:45 a.m. was canceled because of the weather forecast, meaning her five-day trip with her daughter and three grandchildren to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, would have to wait.

“I’m so bummed,” she said. “I’ve been on the phone all day trying to get out today, but there's no flights. Everyone else must be trying, too.”

Troia said she was even willing to drive to Des Moines or to Kansas City, Missouri, and fly out of those cities, but she had no luck finding flights.

Planning this trip has been extra special for Troia because it was a surprise Christmas gift to her daughter and grandchildren thanks to $2,500 she won in a real estate contest for Nebraska Realty.

“When I won, I just knew I had to spend the money making happy memories with my grandbabies,” said Troia, who will turn 60 later this month and has been fighting lung cancer since 2010. “Since I found out in November that I have two new spots on my lung, I’ve been doing my best to make the most of my life.”

So Troia will do her best to get out of Omaha on Wednesday or Thursday but either way, she said she’s staying positive — something she’s had to since doctors gave her only one year to live in 2010.

“One way or another, we are getting out of here,” she said. “We will see Mickey Mouse.” — Leia Mendoza