NORFOLK, Neb.— Northeast Nebraska is used to their streets being covered in snow, so what happens when there is none?

No snow on the streets can be exciting for this time of the year, and while Norfolk has had its share of storms this season, the plows have not been out in quite some time.

So what does the Norfolk Streets Division do with their day then? Street Manager Will Elwell says the days are still packed full.

We still keep busy with equipment maintenance,” Elwell said. “It give us time to go out and do pothole repair that there is out there. With the warmer temperatures we’ve actually been able to do some concrete repair that we normally wouldn’t do this time of year.”

Filling potholes, fixing up cracks, and doing vehicle maintenance is just a short list of what the streets division has on their long to do list when they’re not plowing.

The around 15 full-time staff have had some days of getting home early but when it does snow they are out and ready.

“A lot of that is the storms not here they’ll go home at 3:30 [P.M.] and then they’re pretty much on call for whenever it starts. We just bring them back in and that’s overtime pay for them,” Elwell said.

Norfolk might be seeing some more snow coming up in the forecast but lately the city has been setting records. Last year was the 14th warmest year in the last 133 years. According to the National Weather Service Christmas Eve almost doubled the average high at 61 degrees.