000 AWUS83 KLBF 031502 RWSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-032315- WEATHER SUMMARY FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1002 AM CDT THU APR 3 2008 A RATHER VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA HAS BROUGHT MUCH WELCOMED RAIN TO THE AREA. AS OF 9 AM THIS MORNING... WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS... MANY AREAS HAD RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF MOISTURE. NORTH PLATTE MEASURED OVER 6 TENTHS... MADRID REPORTED 4 TENTHS AND 35 HUNDREDTHS OCCURRED AT THE COOPERATIVE SITE 15 MILES SOUTH OF MULLEN. TEMPERATURES WERE GENERALLY MILD... WITH MORNING LOWS RANGING FROM THE MID 20S TO LOW 40S. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON... WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES PERSISTING AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S. $$ 56