078
WWUS53 KLBF 180150
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
850 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
NEC031-180215-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0348.000000T0000Z-260818T0215Z/
CHERRY NE-
850 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY...
AT 850 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF
MERRITT RESERVOIR, OR 30 MILES NORTH OF MULLEN, MOVING EAST AT 55
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...
VALENTINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, MERRITT RESERVOIR, HIGHWAY 97
CROSSING THE NORTH LOUP RIVER, MARSH FLAT, GIANT HILL, HIGHWAY 97
CROSSING BIG CREEK, AND BIG ALKALI LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
AREA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 118.
HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 184 AND 195.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4243 10123 4267 10100 4264 10045 4210 10074
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 285DEG 47KT 4248 10093
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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