Expires:201303220930;Remove:201303220930;717986 WWUS83 KLBF 212053 SPSLBF SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 353 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2013 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-220930- SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN- GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 353 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2013 /253 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013/ ...WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED ON THE PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY... A STRONG SPRING STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE HIGH PLAINS OF COLORADO OR NEW MEXICO FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA AS IT CROSSES THE PLAINS. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT SNOWFALL TOTALS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MAY RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA NORTH AND EAST OF ONEILL TO NEAR EIGHT INCHES IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER NEAR IMPERIAL. THE LARGEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 80. PLEASE MONITOR RADIO AND TELEVISION REPORTS FOR STATEMENTS AND HAZARDOUS WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS STORM. $$ SPRINGER