(Neb.)-Heavy Snow Expected In Nebraska Panhandle

By: Roxie Graham-Marski Posted at: 10/05/2012 10:04 AM

     (AP) - The National Weather Service says the first major snowfall of autumn could leave up to 4 inches of snow in northwest Nebraska.
 
     A winter weather advisory in effect until 3:00 p.m. Friday says snow accumulations will range between 2 and 4 inches in the Panhandle, including the cities of Alliance, Chadron and Harrison.
 
     A Dawes County sheriff's dispatcher says snow had already started falling by 2:00 a.m. Friday in Chadron.
 
     The weather service says low visibility and slick roads will make travel hazardous.

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      A KCSR listener reported five inches of snow in Crawford as of Friday morning. Chadron has received approximately an inch.

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