Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
155 PM MDT Thu May 1 2025

NEZ004-094-012045-
Sheridan NE-Western Cherry NE-
155 PM MDT Thu May 1 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL CHERRY AND
NORTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM MDT...

At 155 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gordon, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Gordon, Morgan Lake, Irwin, Intersection of Highway 61 and Shadbolt
Road, Highway 27 crossing the Niobrara River, Intersection of Highway
20 and Irwin Road, Shell Lake State Wildlife Management Area, Rock
Hill, Bayonne, and Intersection of Highway 27 and Mills Road.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 101 and 125.
 Highway 61 between mile markers 203 and 217.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4276 10232 4295 10208 4275 10153 4237 10199
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 302DEG 26KT 4279 10213

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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