478  
WWUS53 KLBF 180209  
SVSLBF  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
909 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
NEC031-103-180230-  
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0350.000000T0000Z-260818T0230Z/  
CHERRY NE-KEYA PAHA NE-  
909 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY AND NORTHWESTERN KEYA PAHA COUNTIES...  
 
AT 909 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF  
KILGORE, OR 14 MILES WEST OF VALENTINE, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE  
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES,  
ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
VALENTINE, CROOKSTON, ANDERSON BRIDGE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA,  
SMITH FALLS STATE PARK, SCHLAGEL CREEK STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT  
AREA, HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER, SPARKS, AND BIG ALKALI  
LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 183 AND 214.  
HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 117 AND 141.  
HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 193 AND 222.  
HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 26.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4283 10018 4284 10020 4282 10020 4259 10046  
4268 10110 4300 10074 4299 9999  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 277DEG 39KT 4293 10082  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
NWS LBF  
 
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