Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
913 WWUS83 KLBF 031943 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 143 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024 NEZ004-022-023-094-032030- Sheridan NE-Grant NE-Western Cherry NE-Garden NE- 143 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY... NORTHWESTERN GRANT...NORTHEASTERN GARDEN AND SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM MDT... At 142 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southwest of Ellsworth, or 26 miles southeast of Alliance, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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... Ellsworth, Ashby, Watson Lake, Bingham, Patterson Lake, Herman Lake, Dominick Lake, Finnegan Lake, Jerry Lake, Kincaid Lake, Kennedy Lake, and Wild Horse Flats. This includes the following highways... Highway 250 near mile marker 1. Highway 2 between mile markers 111 and 139. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4181 10240 4196 10255 4230 10209 4192 10181 TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 231DEG 25KT 4194 10240 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Viken