Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
095 WWUS83 KLBF 120258 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 858 PM MDT Thu Jul 11 2024 NEZ022-035-057-120345- Arthur NE-Garden NE-Keith NE- 858 PM MDT Thu Jul 11 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ARTHUR...CENTRAL KEITH AND EAST CENTRAL GARDEN COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM MDT... At 857 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles southwest of Arthur, moving southeast at 30 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... Ogallala, Lemoyne, Keystone, Roscoe, Kingsley Dam, Eagle Gulch Campground, Ruthon, Broganville, McKeag, Otter Creek Campground, Lake View Campground, Big Bald Hill, and Belmar. This includes the following highways... Highway 61 between mile markers 79 and 117. Highway 92 between mile markers 120 and 138. Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 119 and 134. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in North Platte. Persons in campgrounds at Lake McConaughy should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes. && LAT...LON 4146 10212 4158 10192 4131 10131 4100 10172 4100 10182 TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 313DEG 28KT 4147 10192 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$