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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1250 PM CST Fri Mar 8 2024 /1150 AM MST Fri Mar 8 2024/

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

A March snowstorm moved through portions of southwest Nebraska
into the Sandhills. An band of heavier snow formed in the
afternoon across southwest Nebraska and rotated northward near
the I-80 corridor by early evening. The band of locally heavier
snowfall continued to rotate northwestward from near North Platte
to western Custer County through 7pm before it stalled. The band
of heavier snowfall stayed stationary for over 6 hours with
snowfall rates of 2" per hour or more at times. Some of the areas
within the heavier band saw 15 inches or more of snowfall. North
Platte had a 2 day total of snowfall of 17.4 inches. March is
historically the snowiest month for North Platte on average. Below
is a list of snowfall amounts as of 1230pm CT Friday.


Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1230 PM CST Fri Mar 8 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1048 AM     Snow             Ellsworth               42.06N 102.29W
03/08/2024  M2.0 inch        Sheridan           NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 hour Snowfall.

1050 AM     Snow             5 W Stapleton           41.48N 100.61W
03/08/2024  M6.3 inch        Logan              NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 hour Snowfall.

0950 PM     Snow             3 NW North Platte       41.16N 100.82W
03/07/2024  M15.0 inch       Lincoln            NE   Public



0954 PM     Snow             1 W North Platte        41.13N 100.79W
03/07/2024  M14.5 inch       Lincoln            NE   Trained Spotter

            Measured in an open area in several spots.

0958 PM     Snow             3 ENE North Platte      41.15N 100.72W
03/07/2024  M11.2 inch       Lincoln            NE   Official NWS Obs



1114 PM     Snow             3 NW North Platte       41.16N 100.82W
03/07/2024  M17.0 inch       Lincoln            NE   Public



1200 AM     Snow             3 ENE North Platte      41.15N 100.72W
03/08/2024  M14.6 inch       Lincoln            NE   Official NWS Obs

            6 hour total. Still snowing at time of
            observation.

0512 AM     Snow             13 SW Stapleton         41.33N 100.66W
03/08/2024  M12.0 inch       Lincoln            NE   Public



0600 AM     Snow             4 E North Platte        41.13N 100.70W
03/08/2024  M17.4 inch       Lincoln            NE   Official NWS Obs

            Event total snow through 6am CST. Still
            snowing at time of observation.

0600 AM     Snow             Brady                   41.02N 100.37W
03/08/2024  M5.7 inch        Lincoln            NE   CO-OP Observer

            Still snowing lightly at time of report.

0745 AM     Snow             4 ENE North Platte      41.16N 100.70W
03/08/2024  E16.8 inch       Lincoln            NE   Public

            Report via social media.

1012 AM     Snow             2 W Wallace             40.84N 101.20W
03/08/2024  M7.0 inch        Lincoln            NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 Snowfall total.

1050 AM     Snow             1 W North Platte        41.13N 100.79W
03/08/2024  M19.0 inch       Lincoln            NE   Trained Spotter

            Report via social media.

1100 AM     Snow             5 SW North Platte       41.08N 100.84W
03/08/2024  M13.8 inch       Lincoln            NE   NWS Employee



1109 AM     Snow             6 N North Platte        41.22N 100.77W
03/08/2024  M18.7 inch       Lincoln            NE   Public

            Report via social media.

0800 AM     Snow             3 NE Big Springs        41.09N 102.03W
03/08/2024  M7.0 inch        Keith              NE   Public

            Also reported 0.04 inches of freezing
            drizzle and 0.94 inches of liquid
            equivalent.

1011 AM     Snow             Ogallala                41.13N 101.72W
03/08/2024  M3.5 inch        Keith              NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 Snowfall total.

0758 PM     Snow             8 NW Hayes Center       40.59N 101.13W
03/07/2024  M8.0 inch        Hayes              NE   Public



1007 AM     Snow             2 ESE Burwell           41.77N 99.10W
03/08/2024  M1.8 inch        Garfield           NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 Snowfall total.

1011 AM     Snow             10 NE Oshkosh           41.51N 102.21W
03/08/2024  M5.0 inch        Garden             NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 Snowfall total.

1034 AM     Snow             Lisco                   41.50N 102.62W
03/08/2024  M3.8 inch        Garden             NE   CO-OP Observer

            Storm total Snow.

1100 AM     Snow             Crescent Lake Nwr       41.73N 102.41W
03/08/2024  M4.0 inch        Garden             NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 hour Snowfall.

1009 AM     Snow             2 NW Eustis             40.68N 100.06W
03/08/2024  M3.8 inch        Frontier           NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 Snowfall total.

0507 PM     Snow             Big Springs             41.06N 102.07W
03/07/2024  M10.0 inch       Deuel              NE   CO-OP Observer



1000 AM     Snow             Big Springs             41.06N 102.07W
03/08/2024  M14.0 inch       Deuel              NE   Trained Spotter



1059 AM     Snow             Chappell                41.09N 102.47W
03/08/2024  M5.0 inch        Deuel              NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 hour Snowfall, 1.02 Liquid. Significant
            melting during first hours of the snowfall.

0730 AM     Snow             Ansley                  41.29N 99.38W
03/08/2024  M7.0 inch        Custer             NE   Public

            Report via social media.

0900 AM     Snow             Merna                   41.48N 99.77W
03/08/2024  M12.0 inch       Custer             NE   Public

            Via social media.

1003 AM     Snow             6 NW Broken Bow         41.47N 99.72W
03/08/2024  M12.0 inch       Custer             NE   Public

            COOP in Broken Bow received a report from
            public of 12 inches of snowfall.

1004 AM     Snow             2 WNW Anselmo           41.63N 99.90W
03/08/2024  M8.0 inch        Custer             NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 snowfall total of 8.0 inches.

1005 AM     Snow             Arnold                  41.42N 100.19W
03/08/2024  M11.0 inch       Custer             NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 Snowfall total.

1006 AM     Snow             2 W Broken Bow          41.41N 99.68W
03/08/2024  M8.0 inch        Custer             NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 Snowfall total taken at 0530 CDT, still
            snowing at time of measurement.

1008 AM     Snow             8 WSW Callaway          41.25N 100.06W
03/08/2024  M14.2 inch       Custer             NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 Snowfall total.

1100 AM     Snow             Callaway                41.29N 99.92W
03/08/2024  M6.0 inch        Custer             NE   Public

            Report via social media.

0800 AM     Snow             22 N Mullen             42.36N 101.04W
03/08/2024  M2.0 inch        Cherry             NE   Public

            Report Via Social Media.

0810 AM     Snow             4 N Valentine           42.93N 100.55W
03/08/2024  M1.0 inch        Cherry             NE   Public



1010 AM     Snow             Imperial                40.52N 101.64W
03/08/2024  M8.0 inch        Chase              NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 Snowfall total.

0700 AM     Snow             6 WNW Arthur            41.61N 101.80W
03/08/2024  M4.0 inch        Arthur             NE   Public

            Report via social media.

0950 AM     Snow             6 WNW Arthur            41.61N 101.80W
03/08/2024  M3.0 inch        Arthur             NE   Public

            Report via social media.

1031 AM     Snow             Arthur                  41.57N 101.69W
03/08/2024  M3.5 inch        Arthur             NE   CO-OP Observer

            24 hour Snowfall.




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