759  
WWUS53 KLBF 170051  
SVSLBF  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
751 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
NEC031-170115-  
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0325.000000T0000Z-260817T0115Z/  
CHERRY NE-  
751 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT  
FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY...  
 
AT 749 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MERRITT  
RESERVOIR, OR 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MERRITT RESERVOIR AND ANDERSON BRIDGE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.  
 
THOSE LOCATED AT MERRITT RESERVOIR CAMPSITE ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS  
STORM AND SHOULD PREPARE, SEEK SHELTER NOW!  
 
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 113 AND 127.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4275 10110 4286 10087 4269 10069 4253 10103  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 322DEG 24KT 4270 10091  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
GOMEZ  
 
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