Western Nebraska Observer - Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

Kimball County’s early blast of winter-like weather this week was expected to bring 3 to 4 inches of snow, icy roads and hazardous travel conditions through Friday morning, the National Weather Service in Cheyenne warned.

All of which followed a temperature free fall on Wednesday that was forecast to nosedive from about 80 to 20 degrees and cause pre-snow rainfall to freeze.

Good news for the Kimball area is that it was expected to escape considerably more severe weather to the north and west, and that more seasonal autumn weather was anticipated here later Friday and through the long Col...