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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
229 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024

NEZ004-022-023-094-032100-
Sheridan NE-Grant NE-Western Cherry NE-Garden NE-
229 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY...NORTHERN
GRANT...NORTHEASTERN GARDEN AND SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES
THROUGH 300 PM MDT...

At 228 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ashby, or 32 miles northwest of Arthur, moving northeast at 35 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...
Hyannis, Ashby, Whitman, Bingham, Duluth, Dominick Lake, Finnegan
Lake, Kincaid Lake, and Mother Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 2 between mile markers 124 and 160.
 Highway 61 between mile markers 152 and 179.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4186 10212 4210 10220 4230 10167 4197 10145
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 242DEG 28KT 4199 10200

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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