928  
WWUS53 KLBF 180201  
SVSLBF  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
901 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
NEC031-180215-  
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0348.000000T0000Z-260818T0215Z/  
CHERRY NE-  
901 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY...  
 
AT 900 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST  
OF VALENTINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, OR 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF  
MULLEN, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 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 117.  
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 4235 10110 4266 10087 4264 10045 4210 10074  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 292DEG 38KT 4244 10079  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
NWS LBF  
 
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