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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2025, 2:00 PM MDT for Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2025, 2:00 PM MDT (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2025, 2:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 50
County Sheridan County, NE
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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 Aug 9, 11:15 AM MDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 11:15 AM MDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 1:47 PM MDT, 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
147 PM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025
NEZ022-092030-
Garden NE-
147 PM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN GARDEN COUNTY
THROUGH 230 PM MDT...
At 146 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lisco, or 21 miles west of Oshkosh, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Oshkosh, Lisco, Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Richardson
Lake, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Mumper.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4166 10264 4178 10240 4135 10233 4137 10261
4139 10261 4140 10264
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 257DEG 15KT 4149 10274
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 9, 2:00 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
200 PM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025
NEZ004-094-092045-
Sheridan NE-Western Cherry NE-
200 PM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CHERRY AND EAST
CENTRAL SHERIDAN COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM MDT...
At 159 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 26 miles southwest of Medicine Lake, or 27 miles
southeast of Gordon, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Highway 61 crossing the Snake River, Round Lake, Big Hill, Morgan
Lake, Billys Lake, Indian Hill, Intersection of Highway 61 and
Shadbolt Road, and Intersection of Highway 61 and Survey Valley Road.
This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 184 and 212.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4227 10211 4250 10220 4282 10157 4242 10131
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 244DEG 20KT 4250 10186
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garden | 43 min |
| Aug 9, 2:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 3:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 55 min |
| Aug 9, 3:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 43 min |
| Aug 9, 3:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 26 min |
| Aug 9, 3:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 65 min |
| Aug 9, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry, Rock | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 5:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Blaine | 27 min |
| Aug 9, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Blaine | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 5:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown | 29 min |
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