Winter storm to bring wind, cold temperatures to Chase County

    Forecasters say a wintry storm system could drop up to 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) of snow on northwest Nebraska later this week.
    Chase County is expected to receive a “dusting” of snow, no more than a half inch, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in North Platte.
    NWS has issued a winter storm watch for the northern half of the Panhandle. The service says ice could form on wet pavement late Wednesday night or early Thursday as the system arrives, followed by snow and winds gusting to 35 mph. Travel could be extremely hazardous.
    Chase County is expected to have 40 mph gusts Thursday and cold temperatures Thursday, with a high of 35.
    Overnight low temperatures could dip below 20 degrees.
    The system is expected to move east, leaving less snow across much of northern and northeast Nebraska, with low temperatures well below freezing.
    Chase County will travel to Chadron for football on Friday, but NWS said no accumulation should happen by that time.
    “There may still be snow on the ground,” they said, “but there will be winds, so drivers should exercise caution.”
    The majority of the storm will affect Sheridan and northwest Cherry Counties.
    The weather service says the system also could drop some snow on northwestern and northern Iowa on Friday or early Saturday.