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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service North Platte NE

609 PM MDT Sun May 3 2026

 

NEZ004-023-094-040100-

Sheridan NE-Grant NE-Western Cherry NE-

609 PM MDT Sun May 3 2026



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN CHERRY...NORTHERN GRANT

AND EASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM MDT...



At 609 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong

thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles east of Gordon to

8 miles north of Ellsworth. Movement was east at 35 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...

Merriman, Watson Lake, Highway 61 crossing the Snake River, Eli, Big

Hill, Dipping Vat Meadow, Morgan Lake, Billys Lake, Irwin,

Intersection of Highway 61 and Survey Valley Road, Intersection of

Highway 20 and Irwin Road, Shell Lake State Wildlife Management Area,

Rock Hill, Bayonne, Mother Lake, Hoover Lake, Wolf Hill, Highway 61

Crossing The Niobrara River, Intersection of Highway 61 and Shadbolt

Road, and Argo Hill.



This includes the following highways...

 Highway 20 between mile markers 110 and 151.

 Highway 61 between mile markers 166 and 231.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 4299 10137 4209 10171 4219 10236 4259 10214

      4300 10212

TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 284DEG 30KT 4284 10196 4218 10223 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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Richie