796  
WWUS83 KLBF 280615  
SPSLBF  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
115 AM CDT SUN JUN 28 2026  
 
NEZ005-006-094-280700-  
EASTERN CHERRY NE-KEYA PAHA NE-WESTERN CHERRY NE-  
115 AM CDT SUN JUN 28 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CHERRY AND  
NORTHWESTERN KEYA PAHA COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM CDT...  
 
AT 114 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10  
MILES SOUTHEAST OF KILGORE, OR 11 MILES WEST OF VALENTINE, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...NICKEL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
VALENTINE, CROOKSTON, HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER, AND  
SPARKS.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 181 AND 199.  
HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 127 AND 141.  
HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 213 AND 222.  
HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 20.  
 
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.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL  
NEBRASKA.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR  
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4274 10082 4287 10093 4300 10075 4299 10005  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0614Z 237DEG 35KT 4285 10078  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH  
 

 
 
NMJ  
 
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