Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
823 WWUS83 KLBF 170713 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 213 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 NEZ059-170800- Lincoln NE- 213 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH 300 AM CDT... At 213 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Hershey, or 11 miles west of North Platte, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... North Platte, Sutherland, Hershey, Brady, Maxwell, Wellfleet, Dickens, Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area, Lake Maloney State Recreation Area, North Platte Airport, Keith, Cottonwood Canyon State Wildlife Management Area, Coker, Hansen Memorial Reserve State Wildlife Management Area, Jeffrey Canyon State Wildlife Management Area, O`Fallons, Birdwood, Vroman, and Somerset. This includes the following highways... Highway 97 between mile markers 1 and 11. Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 155 and 207. Highway 83 between mile markers 52 and 105. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in North Platte. && LAT...LON 4118 10122 4140 10066 4139 10024 4070 10022 4070 10095 TIME...MOT...LOC 0713Z 239DEG 43KT 4107 10097 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ NMJ