Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
445 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

NEZ038-181030-
Custer NE-
445 AM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY
THROUGH 530 AM CDT...

At 444 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Oconto, or 16 miles south of Broken Bow, moving east at
25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Mason City, Buckeye, Block Hill Basin, Burr Oak, Gavin Siding,
Intersection of Highway 183 and Cumro Road, and Cumro.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 183 between mile markers 73 and 86.
 Highway 2 between mile markers 299 and 307.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4105 9968 4123 9966 4125 9920 4105 9921
TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 274DEG 20KT 4116 9959

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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