851  
WUUS53 KLBF 190132  
SVRLBF  
NEC111-190215-  
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0050.250519T0132Z-250519T0215Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
832 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...  
 
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 831 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST  
OF LAKE MALONEY STATE RECREATION AREA, OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF  
NORTH PLATTE, MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
NORTH PLATTE, HERSHEY, NORTH PLATTE AIRPORT, LAKE MALONEY STATE  
RECREATION AREA, AND BIRDWOOD.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 16.  
INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 164 AND 183.  
HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 104.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN  
NEBRASKA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4087 10075 4088 10102 4139 10102 4138 10051  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 196DEG 42KT 4095 10088  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
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