


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
855 WWUS83 KLBF 170040 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 740 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 NEZ038-059-170130- Custer NE-Lincoln NE- 740 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM CDT... At 740 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Gandy to near North Platte Airport to near Lake Maloney State Recreation Area. Movement was east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Brady, Maxwell, North Platte Airport, Keith, Cottonwood Canyon State Wildlife Management Area, Etna, Milldale, Finchville, and Vroman. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 180 and 206. Highway 83 between mile markers 91 and 105. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4097 10074 4139 10068 4139 10000 4120 9994 4104 10005 4105 10022 4095 10023 TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 249DEG 47KT 4141 10049 4114 10064 4100 10072 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Brown