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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1154 PM MDT Sun Jun 30 2024

NEZ004-022-023-035-094-010645-
Sheridan NE-Grant NE-Arthur NE-Western Cherry NE-Garden NE-
1154 PM MDT Sun Jun 30 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ARTHUR...
SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY...WESTERN GRANT...NORTHERN GARDEN AND SOUTHERN
SHERIDAN COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM MDT...

At 1153 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles southeast of
Rushville to 8 miles south of Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
Ellsworth, Hyannis, Ashby, Antioch, Crescent Lake National Wildlife
Refuge, Big Hill, Dogtown Flats, Dipping Vat Meadow, Billys Lake,
Swede Lake, Deer Lake, Britton Lake, Intersection of Highway 61 and
Survey Valley Road, Richardson Lake, Miles Lake, Mumper, Wickson
Lake, Diamond Lake, Bourquim Hill, and Herman Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 250 between mile markers 1 and 36.
 Highway 2 between mile markers 96 and 145.
 Highway 61 between mile markers 180 and 204.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4264 10166 4147 10186 4160 10264 4174 10264
      4177 10268 4200 10268 4201 10270 4209 10270
      4210 10274 4251 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 274DEG 18KT 4255 10227 4161 10244

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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