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WWUS83 KLBF 171730
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1230 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NEZ005-006-008-171815-
BROWN NE-EASTERN CHERRY NE-KEYA PAHA NE-
1230 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CHERRY
NORTHWESTERN BROWN AND WESTERN KEYA PAHA COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM
CDT...
AT 1230 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES NORTHWEST OF JOHNSTOWN, OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VALENTINE,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 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...
SPRINGVIEW, NORDEN, WOOD LAKE, BURTON, NETS PEAK, SMITH FALLS STATE
PARK, MEADVILLE, NORTH RIVER TRAIL, AND SPARKS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 183 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 213 AND 225.
HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 210 AND 213, AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 219 AND 228.
HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND 64.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4256 10015 4276 10042 4300 10024 4299 9946
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 219DEG 45KT 4270 10021
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
TAYLOR
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