212  
WWUS53 KLBF 180031  
SVSLBF  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
631 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
NEC031-161-180100-  
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0338.000000T0000Z-260818T0100Z/  
CHERRY NE-SHERIDAN NE-  
631 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT  
FOR NORTHWESTERN CHERRY AND EAST CENTRAL SHERIDAN COUNTIES...  
 
AT 631 PM MDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES WEST OF MERRIMAN TO 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF  
RUSHVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MERRIMAN, BIG HILL, MORGAN LAKE, BILLYS LAKE, IRWIN, HIGHWAY 27  
CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER, INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 20 AND IRWIN  
ROAD, SHELL LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, ROCK HILL, BAYONNE,  
AND INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 27 AND MILLS ROAD.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 108 AND 136.  
HIGHWAY 250 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 32 AND 34.  
HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 224 AND 229.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4297 10165 4236 10203 4249 10247 4298 10199  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 281DEG 45KT 4288 10194 4247 10221  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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