689  
WWUS83 KLBF 170658  
SPSLBF  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
158 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
NEZ038-059-170745-  
CUSTER NE-LINCOLN NE-  
158 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN AND  
SOUTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM CDT...  
 
AT 158 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
LAKE MALONEY STATE RECREATION AREA, OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTH  
PLATTE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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...  
BRADY, MAXWELL, LAKE MALONEY STATE RECREATION AREA, KEITH, COTTONWOOD  
CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, AND ETNA.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 182 AND 197.  
HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 69 AND 78.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
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 4090 10074 4103 10082 4140 10013 4117 9995  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0658Z 238DEG 37KT 4099 10068  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
NMJ  
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