546  
WWUS53 KLBF 280416  
SVSLBF  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
1116 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2025  
 
NEC031-280445-  
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250428T0445Z/  
CHERRY NE-  
1116 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2025  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR NORTH  
CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY...  
 
AT 1115 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF MERRITT RESERVOIR, OR 11 MILES  
SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
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.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
KILGORE, MERRITT RESERVOIR, CROOKSTON, HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING THE  
NIOBRARA RIVER, AND ANDERSON BRIDGE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 170 AND 195.  
HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 115 AND 137.  
HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 215 AND 222.  
 
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!  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4261 10073 4266 10116 4300 10103 4300 10050  
4299 10050  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0415Z 220DEG 20KT 4278 10075  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN  
 

 
JWS  
 
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