Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 17 at 1:24AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 16, 2025 - 11:24pm
Expires:
June 17, 2025 - 12:30am
Description:
At 124 AM CDT/1224 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm over Elsie, or 19 miles east of Grant, moving east at 40
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Wallace, Maxwell, Elsie, Wellfleet, Dickens, Lake Maloney State
Recreation Area, Keith, Cottonwood Canyon State Wildlife Management
Area, Grainton, Hansen Memorial Reserve State Wildlife Management
Area, and Somerset.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 183 and 193.
Highway 83 between mile markers 52 and 78.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT/100 AM
MDT/ for southwestern Nebraska.
Area Description:
Perkins; Lincoln
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE