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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1132 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

NEZ023-024-094-040615-
Hooker NE-Grant NE-Western Cherry NE-
1132 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY...EASTERN
GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM MDT...

At 1132 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 11 miles east of Whitman to near Swan Lake.
Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Mullen, Carr Lake, Highway 97 crossing the Dismal River, Pratt Lake,
Spring Valley Lake, Cogill Lake, Hecla, Kelso, East Cody Lake, Weir,
and Shimmons Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 2 between mile markers 158 and 194.
 Highway 61 between mile markers 139 and 145.
 Highway 97 between mile markers 46 and 72.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4214 10086 4175 10085 4176 10186 4209 10148
TIME...MOT...LOC 0532Z 266DEG 36KT 4206 10132 4178 10144

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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