Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
574 WWUS83 KLBF 292257 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 457 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 NEZ004-022-292345- Sheridan NE-Garden NE- 457 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN GARDEN AND SOUTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM MDT... At 456 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wild Horse Butte to 7 miles south of Alliance to near The Intersection Of Highway 385 And 92. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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... Ellsworth, Lisco, Antioch, Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Dogtown Flats, Deer Lake, Britton Lake, Richardson Lake, Miles Lake, Mumper, Wickson Lake, Diamond Lake, Herman Lake, Adams Flats, Krause Lake, Sugar Loaf Hill, Watson Lake, Rackett, Patterson Lake, and Kennedy Lake. This includes the following highways... Highway 250 between mile markers 1 and 25. Highway 2 between mile markers 96 and 127. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for the Panhandle of Nebraska. && LAT...LON 4247 10211 4208 10210 4149 10220 4150 10264 4174 10264 4177 10268 4200 10268 4201 10270 4209 10270 4210 10274 4234 10275 TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 255DEG 36KT 4226 10279 4195 10285 4161 10294 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Taylor