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WWUS53 KLBF 280352
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1052 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2025
NEC031-280415-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250428T0415Z/
CHERRY NE-
1052 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CHERRY COUNTY...
AT 1051 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MERRITT
RESERVOIR, OR 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SCHOOLHOUSE LAKE, STEER CREEK CAMPGROUND, AND ANDERSON BRIDGE STATE
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 102, AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 104 AND 124.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
IF ON OR NEAR MERRITT RESERVOIR, GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES, EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO DOCK
AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A
THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 4245 10094 4270 10129 4290 10109 4262 10061
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 205DEG 23KT 4271 10093
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
JWS
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