494  
WWUS83 KLBF 180139  
SPSLBF  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
739 PM MDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
NEZ022-180230-  
GARDEN NE-  
739 PM MDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GARDEN COUNTY  
THROUGH 830 PM MDT...  
 
AT 739 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7  
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRESCENT LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, OR 20  
MILES NORTHWEST OF OSHKOSH, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY 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...  
CRESCENT LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, RICHARDSON LAKE, DEER LAKE,  
MUMPER, ADAMS FLATS, AND RACKETT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO  
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED  
ROADWAYS.  
 
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT  
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
OFFICE IN NORTH PLATTE.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4192 10234 4166 10217 4159 10261 4165 10264  
4173 10264  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 241DEG 10KT 4167 10254  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
NMJ  
 
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