Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
111 WWUS83 KLBF 032024 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 224 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 NEZ022-023-035-057-032115- Grant NE-Arthur NE-Garden NE-Keith NE- 224 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN ARTHUR...GRANT... NORTHWESTERN KEITH AND SOUTHERN GARDEN COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM MDT... At 224 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ashby to 15 miles east of Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge to 7 miles west of Oshkosh. Movement was east at 20 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Oshkosh around 230 PM MDT. Hyannis around 235 PM MDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Ash Hollow State Historical Park, Jensen Lake, Rackett, Bourquim Hill, Sand Puddin Lake, Swede Lake, Velma, Pratt Lake, Spring Valley Lake, and Bluewater Battlefield State Historical Park. This includes the following highways... Highway 2 between mile markers 136 and 148. Highway 61 between mile markers 127 and 159. Highway 92 between mile markers 115 and 119. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM MDT for the Panhandle of, southwestern and west central Nebraska. && LAT...LON 4138 10260 4167 10221 4204 10194 4196 10147 4167 10161 4126 10212 4134 10261 TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 264DEG 16KT 4199 10191 4169 10213 4141 10250 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$