Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
327 WWUS83 KLBF 020258 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 958 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024 NEZ071-020330- Frontier NE- 958 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN FRONTIER COUNTY THROUGH 1030 PM CDT... At 958 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles north of McCook, moving northeast at 45 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... Stockville, Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation Area, Quick, Orafino, Bluegill Haven Campground, Willow View Campground, Freedom, Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area, and Dancing Leaf Earth Lodge. This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 27 and 39. 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 4050 10074 4068 10022 4035 10017 4035 10074 TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 240DEG 40KT 4038 10060 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Snively