Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
968 WWUS53 KLBF 072157 SVSLBF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 457 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024 NEC009-041-072215- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-240607T2215Z/ Custer NE-Blaine NE- 457 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CUSTER AND SOUTH CENTRAL BLAINE COUNTIES... At 456 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Anselmo, or 17 miles northwest of Broken Bow, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Callaway, Merna, Anselmo, Victoria Springs State Recreation Area, Lillian, Round Valley, Linscott, and Pleasant Hill. This includes the following highways... Highway 2 between mile markers 241 and 275. Highway 92 between mile markers 255 and 273. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 4163 10026 4170 10025 4180 10013 4156 9949 4123 9991 TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 303DEG 17KT 4160 9984 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH $$ JWS