000 AWUS83 KLBF 290201 RWSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-291600- WEATHER SUMMARY FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 749 PM CST SUN NOV 28 2004 FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON PUMMELED THE REGION TODAY WITH RECORD AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL. PAXTON LED THE PACK WITH ALMOST A FOOT OF SNOW WHILE NORTH PLATTE WASNT FAR BEHIND WITH CLOSE TO 10 INCHES OF THE WHITE STUFF, A RECORD FOR THE DATE. THE EXTREME NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE REGION RECEIVED VARYING AMOUNTS OF SNOW WITH AINSWORTH TO THE NORTH REPORTING 4 INCHES, AND CURTIS TO THE SOUTH 3.5 INCHES. TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE REGION TODAY REMAINED IN THE HIGH 20S AND WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT WITH JUST A CHANCE OF A FEW FLURRIES LINGERING INTO TOMORROW. $$ JS