787  
WWUS53 KLBF 092320  
SVSLBF  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
620 PM CDT THU JUL 9 2026  
 
NEC031-092345-  
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0241.000000T0000Z-260709T2345Z/  
CHERRY NE-  
620 PM CDT THU JUL 9 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY...  
 
AT 619 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MERRITT  
RESERVOIR, OR 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MERRITT RESERVOIR.  
 
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 111 AND 129.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4255 10096 4266 10106 4283 10082 4270 10059  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 234DEG 13KT 4268 10088  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
NWS LBF  
 
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