168  
WWUS83 KLBF 081531  
SPSLBF  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
1031 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
NEZ028-029-081615-  
WHEELER NE-GARFIELD NE-  
1031 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN GARFIELD AND  
SOUTHERN WHEELER COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 AM CDT...  
 
AT 1030 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
ERICSON, OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF ORD, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...NICKEL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ERICSON AND PIBEL LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA.  
 
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 281 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 132 AND 141.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4174 9881 4186 9881 4190 9830 4174 9830  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1530Z 268DEG 27KT 4177 9869  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH  
 

 
 
RICHIE  
 
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