279  
WWUS53 KLBF 280104  
SVSLBF  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
804 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
NEC041-111-113-117-280130-  
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0408.000000T0000Z-260828T0130Z/  
LINCOLN NE-LOGAN NE-MCPHERSON NE-CUSTER NE-  
804 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...LOGAN...SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON AND  
SOUTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 803 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF GANDY TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF  
STAPLETON TO 13 MILES NORTH OF NORTH PLATTE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50  
MPH.  
 
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR STAPLETON AND ARNOLD.  
 
HAZARD...90 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...AT 800 PM CDT, A WEATHER STATION RECORDED A 92 MPH WIND  
GUST IN STAPLETON.  
 
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY  
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES  
WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. HOMES AND BUSINESSES  
WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL ROOF AND WINDOW DAMAGE. EXPECT  
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
STAPLETON, ARNOLD, BRADY, MAXWELL, GANDY, RINGGOLD, NORTH PLATTE  
AIRPORT, KEITH, LOGAN, COTTONWOOD CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT  
AREA, ETNA, TARBOZ LAKE, SHANKLIN BLUFF, HOAGLAND, BROWN LAKE, AND  
FINCHVILLE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 92 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 208 AND 251.  
HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 19 AND 26.  
INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 182 AND 199.  
HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND 124.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD  
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS LOGAN COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY  
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4151 10094 4167 10046 4128 9996 4104 10018  
4105 10022 4102 10023 4096 10059  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 315DEG 44KT 4157 10034 4139 10052 4132 10072  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...90 MPH  
 
 
 
BROWN  
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