VALENTINE, Neb. -- Some parts of Nebraska have seen everything from rain to freezing rain, snow and high winds over the past couple of days. Spring storms like these can be the most difficult for road crews.

After a long weekend of clearing the roads in north-central Nebraska, Brandon Subjeck was up by 4 a.m. on Monday to get back to work.

“For me, it’s more difficult with the ice. You can’t really treat the roads a lot because then you’ll just have build-up with snow,” Subjeck said.

To prevent that build-up, DOT District 8 Maintenance Superintendent Dennis Connot, who is based out of Valentine, had his alarm set for 2:30 a.m. Monday.

“Snow is much easier to handle than ice because you never know what’s going to happen with ice,” Connot said.

Connot has been with the Department of Transportation for almost 40 years. He said each storm is a little different. The story with this one was ice--and lots of it!

“I could hear the ice hitting my house. It was coming down so hard. I knew we had to get out there. Usually the sooner you’re out there, the better,” Connot said.

DOT crews started preparing for this storm on Friday, with the first plows hitting the highways on Saturday.

Thanks to technology, Connot was able to monitor each plow’s progress and the potential for any problems from the comfort of his office.

“We want to make sure everybody gets from point A to B safely,” Cannot said.

“When you’re out there actually clearing the roads, and people are actually able to travel up and down the roads, it makes you feel pretty good,” Subjeck said.

If you would like to see more pictures from the plows, check out Nebraska's Snow Plow Tracker.