Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
625 WWUS83 KLBF 210534 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 1234 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 NEZ069>071-210615- Chase NE-Frontier NE-Hayes NE- 1234 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN FRONTIER... SOUTHEASTERN CHASE AND SOUTHERN HAYES COUNTIES THROUGH 115 AM CDT/1215 AM MDT/... At 1234 AM CDT/1134 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wauneta, or 15 miles southeast of Imperial, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Wauneta and Hamlet. This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 25 and 29. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT/200 AM MDT/ for southwestern Nebraska. && LAT...LON 4035 10164 4041 10163 4047 10078 4035 10077 TIME...MOT...LOC 0534Z 269DEG 40KT 4035 10144 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Brown