Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 23 at 5:40PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 23, 2026 - 3:40pm
Expires:
May 23, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 539 PM CDT/439 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles south of Gandy to
near Maxwell to 6 miles southeast of Dickens. Movement was east at 40
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...
North Platte, Brady, Wallace, Maxwell, Wellfleet, Dickens, Lake
Maloney State Recreation Area, North Platte Airport, Keith, Maywood,
Cottonwood Canyon State Wildlife Management Area, Etna, Hansen
Memorial Reserve State Wildlife Management Area, Jeffrey Canyon State
Wildlife Management Area, Marengo, and Somerset.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 92 between mile markers 233 and 234.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 178 and 207.
Highway 83 between mile markers 47 and 81, and between mile markers
104 and 108.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Logan; Custer; Perkins; Lincoln; Hayes; Frontier
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
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