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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
439 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-190945-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
439 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /339 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AN ACTIVE SEVERE WEATHER DAY IS EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. SEVERE STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
NEAR HAYES CENTER...IMPERIAL...OGALLALA AND OSHKOSH. THE ACTIVITY WILL
SPREAD EAST AND NORTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS AND INTO
NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA TONIGHT.

TORNADO POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM AND THE AREA
OF GREATEST CONCERN WILL BE FROM STAPLETON SOUTH THROUGH NORTH
PLATTE...HAYES CENTER AND STOCKVILLE.

VERY LARGE HAIL...PERHAPS BASEBALL SIZE OR LARGER...IS EXPECTED AS
STORMS DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE. VERY LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM VALENTINE TO BROKEN BOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE

$$

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