####018005524#### NOUS43 KLBF 132311 CCA PNSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-141700- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 433 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...FRIDAY THE 13TH SNOWFALL TOTALS... THE INTENSE BUT FAST MOVING WINTER STORM MOVED INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND IOWA FRIDAY AFTERNOON...LEAVING SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES. NORTH PLATTE RECORDED A NEW SNOWFALL RECORD FOR THE DATE WITH 8.3 INCHES AND A PRECIPITATION RECORD OF 0.46 INCHES. REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NORTH PLATTE ARE LISTED BELOW. THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION. SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME ------ ----------------------- -- -------------- ------- 10.00 15 N NORTH PLATTE NE LINCOLN 1001 AM TEN INCHES ON THE GROUND. STILL SNOWING MODERATE WITH A HALF MILE VISIBILITY. 10.00 CALLAWAY NE CUSTER 1111 AM 9.00 2 W BROKEN BOW NE CUSTER 1113 AM NINE INCHES ON THE GROUND. SNOWFALL RATES WERE 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM THIS MORNING. 9.00 NORTH PLATTE NE LINCOLN 0316 PM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF NINE INCHES REPORTED ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF NORTH PLATTE. 8.30 NORTH PLATTE NE LINCOLN 0252 PM OFFICIAL TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR NORTH PLATTE IS 8.3 INCHES. THE SNOW HAS STOPPED. 8.00 15 N NORTH PLATTE NE LINCOLN 0703 AM VISIBILITY IS BELOW 1/2 MILE AND SNOW IS FALLING AT A RATE OF GREATER THAN INCH AN HOUR. SNOW DRIFTS ARE EXCEEDING TWO FEET. 8.00 BROKEN BOW NE CUSTER 1107 AM 8.00 NORTH PLATTE NE LINCOLN 1212 PM 7.30 NORTH PLATTE NE LINCOLN 1005 AM STILL SNOWING MODERATE TO HEAVY...WITH ONE INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES. VISIBILITY AT 1/4 MILE. 7.00 7 SW MERNA NE CUSTER 0811 AM 7.00 2 SW ARNOLD NE CUSTER 1026 AM OBSERVER REPORTED HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH SNOW DRIFTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET. 7.00 NORTH PLATTE NE LINCOLN 1111 AM 7.00 2 NW EUSTIS NE FRONTIER 0228 PM 6.50 5 W STAPLETON NE LOGAN 0100 PM 6.00 CALLAWAY NE CUSTER 0811 AM 6.00 NORTH PLATTE NE LINCOLN 0815 AM SIX INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND...WITH THREE INCHES SINCE 630 AM. REPORT WAS FROM SOUTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN. 6.00 3 N NORTH PLATTE NE LINCOLN 0843 AM 6.00 BROKEN BOW NE CUSTER 1039 AM 6.00 NORTH PLATTE NE LINCOLN 1106 AM 6.00 TRYON NE MCPHERSON 1106 AM 6.00 STAPLETON NE LOGAN 1111 AM 6.00 SARGENT NE CUSTER 1211 PM 5.50 NORTH PLATTE NE LINCOLN 0757 AM 3 INCH SNOWFALL RATE OVER THE LAST HOUR. 5.50 5 W STAPLETON NE LOGAN 0949 AM CO-OP OBSERVER RECORDED 1.5 INCH SNOWFALL RATE DURING THE LAST HOUR 5.00 ANSLEY NE CUSTER 0907 AM 5.00 3 NNE CURTIS NE FRONTIER 0920 AM 5.00 STOCKVILLE NE FRONTIER 0953 AM 5.00 OCONTO NE CUSTER 1043 AM 4.00 BROKEN BOW NE CUSTER 0724 AM 4.00 5 W STAPLETON NE LOGAN 0908 AM 4.00 MULLEN NE HOOKER 1103 AM 4.00 BIG SPRINGS NE DEUEL 1108 AM 4.00 OGALLALA NE KEITH 1232 PM 3.00 15 N NORTH PLATTE NE LINCOLN 0451 AM VISIBILITY IS BELOW 1/2 MILE AND SNOW IS FALLING AT A RATE OF AN INCH PER HOUR WITH LARGE FLAKES. WIND IS EXTIMATED OUT OF THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SNOW IS FLUFFY AND THERE IS BLOWING AND DRIFTING. 3.00 ARNOLD NE CUSTER 0809 AM 3.00 MASON CITY NE CUSTER 0908 AM 3.00 HAYES CENTER NE HAYES 1109 AM 3.00 BURWELL NE GARFIELD 1212 PM 1.50 OGALLALA NE KEITH 0345 AM 0.00 OGALLALA NE KEITH 0240 AM HEAVY SNOW PRODUCING VISIBILITIES AROUND 1/4 MILE. SNOW DEPTH NOT REPORTED...HOWEVER GROUND IS WHITE. ROADS ARE VERY SLICK...TRUCKER WAS UNABLE TO CROSS AN OVERPASS. $$ MBYRD