Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
115 WWUS83 KLBF 032012 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 212 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024 NEZ022-023-035-056>058-032100- Deuel NE-Grant NE-Arthur NE-Perkins NE-Garden NE-Keith NE- 212 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ARTHUR...NORTH CENTRAL PERKINS... SOUTHERN GRANT...KEITH...GARDEN AND DEUEL COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM MDT... At 211 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles east of Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge to near Colton. Movement was east at 35 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... Ogallala, Chappell, Oshkosh, Big Springs, Arthur, Brule, Lewellen, Lisco, Swan Lake, Kingsley Dam, Barton, Roscoe, Keystone, Lemoyne, Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Dogtown Flats, Mount Vernon, Pratt Lake, Ruthon, and Haythorn Lake. This includes the following highways... Highway 61 between mile markers 79 and 151. Highway 92 between mile markers 115 and 176. Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 78 and 140. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4181 10243 4197 10145 4100 10146 4101 10262 4139 10261 4140 10264 4149 10264 TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 264DEG 32KT 4180 10219 4111 10281 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Viken