Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
285 WWUS83 KLBF 210722 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 222 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 NEZ038-210815- Custer NE- 222 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY THROUGH 315 AM CDT... At 222 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles west of Oconto to near Lexington. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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... Broken Bow, Sargent, Ansley, Mason City, Oconto, Comstock, Berwyn, Weissert, Westerville, Arcadia Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area, Burr Oak, Gavin Siding, Wescott, Lodi, Intersection of Highway 183 and Cumro Road, Buckeye, Block Hill Basin, Pressey State Wildlife Management Area, Big Oak Canyon, and Cumro. This includes the following highways... Highway 183 between mile markers 73 and 114. Highway 2 between mile markers 275 and 306. Highway 92 between mile markers 300 and 308. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for central Nebraska. && LAT...LON 4105 10007 4113 10014 4173 9922 4105 9921 TIME...MOT...LOC 0722Z 232DEG 39KT 4111 9995 4084 9970 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ NMJ