OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — More than 50,000 utility customers are without power after heavy, wet snow blanketed eastern Nebraska.

The Omaha Public Power District says 51,000 customers lacked power at 5 p.m. Sunday. That was down from a peak of about 56,000.

In Lincoln, about 5,000 utility customers lost power.

Between 2 and 3 inches of snow fell across most of eastern Nebraska.

It’s not clear yet how long it will take to restore power.

OPPD spokeswoman Laura King-Holman says people who lose power should try not to open their fridges and freezers, so food will last as long as possible.