Nebraska Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/03/2026 17:52

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 3 at 7:52PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 3, 2026 - 5:52pm
Expires: 
May 3, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
At 751 PM CDT/651 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 20 miles south of Medicine Lake to 11 miles north of Hyannis to 6 miles south of Ashby. Movement was southeast at 40 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... Hyannis, Whitman, Swan Lake, Ashby, Speckel Meir Lake, Duluth, Swede Lake, Cogill Lake, Green Lake, Whitman Road crossing the North Branch of the Middle Loup River, Three Mile Lake, Pratt Lake, Sevenmile Hill, Carr Lake, Lena, Sand Puddin Lake, East Cody Lake, Calora, Round Lake, and Sand Beach Lake. This includes the following highways... Highway 2 between mile markers 136 and 182. Highway 61 between mile markers 126 and 182. Highway 92 between mile markers 165 and 177. Highway 97 between mile markers 77 and 84.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Garden; Grant; Hooker; Arthur; McPherson; Western Cherry
Forcast Office: 
NWS North Platte NE