As our first true taste of winter rolls through this week, it’s a perfect backdrop to Nebraska Winter Weather Awareness Day, November 3rd. The National Weather Service and the North Platte Post want to encourage you to focus your attention to winter weather and the dangers it can pose to life and property. Each year in the U.S., many deaths are attributed to hazardous winter storms and the dangers that accompany them. Now is the time to prepare for the winter season!

For more information on winter weather warnings, advisories and preparedness, check out www.weather.gov/lbf and be sure to check out northplattepost.com for the latest weather updates, closings and cancellations.

For road conditions and closures call 511 or log on to www.511.nebraska.gov/atis/html/index.html