733  
WWUS83 KLBF 290254  
SPSLBF  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
854 PM MDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
 
NEZ023-024-094-290400-  
HOOKER NE-GRANT NE-WESTERN CHERRY NE-  
854 PM MDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY
 
 
NORTHEASTERN GRANT AND NORTHWESTERN HOOKER COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM  
MDT...  
 
AT 853 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
WHITMAN, OR 30 MILES WEST OF MULLEN, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
WHITMAN, CARR LAKE, DULUTH, HECLA, AND WEIR.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 147 AND 181.  
HIGHWAY 61 NEAR MILE MARKER 156, AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 164 AND  
169.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE  
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.  
 
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT  
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
OFFICE IN NORTH PLATTE.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4198 10175 4215 10173 4218 10111 4193 10109  
4193 10162  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 266DEG 23KT 4203 10164  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
NMJ  
 
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