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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
Issued by NWS Hastings, NE
429 WWUS83 KGID 040018 SPSGID Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Hastings NE 718 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 NEZ060-061-072-073-040045- Buffalo NE-Phelps NE-Dawson NE-Gosper NE- 718 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PHELPS... NORTHEASTERN GOSPER...WESTERN BUFFALO AND DAWSON COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT... At 718 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Eddyville to 6 miles north of Lexington to near Johnson Lake. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Lexington, Cozad, Elm Creek, Overton, Odessa, Amherst, Sumner, Riverdale, Miller, Eddyville, and Johnson Lake. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 221 and 265. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for south central Nebraska. && LAT...LON 4098 9995 4105 9988 4105 9955 4093 9905 4067 9923 4048 9945 4074 10008 TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 299DEG 33KT 4104 9959 4087 9970 4070 9988 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Pfannkuch