Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Aug 28, 2021, 1:14 AM MDT (07:14 UTC)

Expired

Aug 28, 2021, 2:00 AM MDT

In force

46 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Hail

0.25 in

Wind

50

Counties Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
114 AM MDT Sat Aug 28 2021
 
NEZ004-022>024-035-094-280800-
Sheridan NE-Hooker NE-Grant NE-Arthur NE-Western Cherry NE-Garden NE-
114 AM MDT Sat Aug 28 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Arthur,
western Cherry, Grant, northwestern Hooker, Garden and southeastern
Sheridan Counties through 200 AM MDT...

At 113 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 22 miles southwest of Medicine Lake to near
Hyannis to 6 miles north of Oshkosh. Movement was northeast at 45
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Oshkosh, Hyannis, Medicine Lake, Whitman, Ashby, Crescent Lake
National Wildlife Refuge, Speckel Meir Lake, Duluth, Dogtown Flats,
Dipping Vat Meadow, Swede Lake, Deer Lake, Britton Lake, Intersection
of Highway 61 and Survey Valley Road, Richardson Lake, Mumper,
Bourquim Hill, Indian Hill, Whitman Road crossing the North Branch of
the Middle Loup River and Adams Flats.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 118 and 125.
 Highway 2 between mile markers 121 and 168.
 Highway 61 between mile markers 138 and 222.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 4222 10201 4287 10198 4287 10125 4212 10125
      4127 10233 4159 10264 4173 10264
TIME...MOT...LOC 0713Z 219DEG 38KT 4247 10173 4196 10176 4150 10234 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Snively

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