982
WWUS83 KLBF 220748
SPSLBF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
248 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
NEZ005-094-220830-
EASTERN CHERRY NE-WESTERN CHERRY NE-
248 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY THROUGH
330 AM CDT...
AT 248 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MERRITT RESERVOIR, OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE, MOVING SOUTH
AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MERRITT RESERVOIR.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 94 AND 127.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4276 10102 4279 10078 4241 10064 4237 10103
TIME...MOT...LOC 0748Z 353DEG 23KT 4270 10089
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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