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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE

May 7, 2018Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at May 7, 2018, 5:02 PM MDT for Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2018, 5:02 PM MDT (23:02 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2018, 5:45 PM MDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

County Sheridan County, NE

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 7, 2:15 PM MDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 2:15 PM MDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 2:17 PM MDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
317 PM CDT Mon May 7 2018

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-082030-
Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden-
Grant-Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson-
Logan-Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier-
Western Cherry-
317 PM CDT Mon May 7 2018 /217 PM MDT Mon May 7 2018/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and
north central Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

Isolated thunderstorms will lift east across into northwestern
Nebraska during the early evening hours. A strong to severe storm
is possible across northwestern Nebraska with the greatest threat
over Sheridan and western Cherry county. Gusty winds will be the
main threat, however hail up to quarter size is possible as well
through mid evening. Activity is expected to traverse east across
north central Nebraska overnight with the threat for severe storms
ending after mid evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

Thunderstorms are possible again on Tuesday over northern
Nebraska. A strong to severe storm is possible east of a line
from Naper to Ericson.

Thunderstorms are possible on Thursday across western and north
central Nebraska. Strong storms are possible with the greatest
threat over southwestern and western Nebraska.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated tonight.

&&

Get your weather, hydrological, and climate information at
http://www.weather.gov/northplatte

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 7, 5:02 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
502 PM MDT MON MAY 7 2018

NEZ004-072345-
Sheridan NE-
502 PM MDT MON MAY 7 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM MDT...

At 502 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near White Clay to 7 miles northwest of Hay
Springs. Movement was northeast at 25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
White Clay, Pine Ridge, Intersection of Highway 87 and Craven Creek
Road, Metcalf State Wildlife Management Area, Intersection of Beaver
Creek Road and White Clay Creek Road, Intersection of Highway 87 and
Larabee Road and Mount Maria.

This includes Highway 20 near mile marker 74.

LAT...LON 4300 10214 4280 10236 4272 10277 4277 10278
      4278 10277 4279 10279 4288 10280 4300 10276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 247DEG 29KT 4292 10253 4278 10276

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.