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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
231 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS UNTIL EARLY EVENING MAINLY WEST OF
HIGHWAY 83. THE CONCERN IS AFTERNOON HUMIDITY FALLING TO LESS THAN
10 PERCENT AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2 OF 5) FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS IN PLACE FOR MUCH
OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ON SATURDAY. AN ENHANCED RISK
(LEVEL 3 OF 5) NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THE CONCERN IS
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS, POTENTIALLY DEVELOPING AS EARLY AS EARLY
AFTERNOON, CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, AND A
TORNADO OR TWO. BY LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING, MORE SCATTERED
TO WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO MOVE IN FROM NORTHEAST
COLORADO AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE THE PRIMARY
CONCERN LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY AS A COLD
FRONT PROGRESSES EASTWARD. THE AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN IS NEAR AND
EAST OF HIGHWAY 83. VERY LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, AND EVEN A
TORNADO OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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