Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
871 WWUS83 KLBF 020132 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 832 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024 NEZ059-070-071-020215- Frontier NE-Hayes NE-Lincoln NE- 832 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FRONTIER... SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND CENTRAL HAYES COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM CDT... At 832 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wellfleet to near Hayes Center. Movement was northeast at 25 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... Hayes Center, Maxwell, Wellfleet, Keith, Cottonwood Canyon State Wildlife Management Area, Marengo, Hayes Center State Wildlife Management Area, and Somerset. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 181 and 197. Highway 83 between mile markers 53 and 76. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern Nebraska. && LAT...LON 4111 10032 4110 10070 4045 10127 4042 10097 TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 209DEG 24KT 4080 10078 4054 10106 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Snively