Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 3 at 5:43PM MDT until May 3 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 3, 2026 - 4:43pm
Expires:
May 3, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 543 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles southwest of Wakpamni to 19 miles north of
Antioch, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Gordon, Rushville, Clinton, Watson Lake, Big Hill, Morgan Lake,
Billys Lake, Lone Butte, Irwin, Highway 27 crossing the Niobrara
River, Smith Lake State Wildlife Management Area, Highway 250
crossing the Niobrara River, Mount Maria, Intersection of Highway 20
and Irwin Road, Shell Lake State Wildlife Management Area, Rock Hill,
Bayonne, Intersection of Highway 27 and Mills Road, Hoover Lake, and
Diamond Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 20 between mile markers 88 and 133.
Highway 250 between mile markers 12 and 48.
Highway 61 near mile marker 230.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Cherry, NE; Sheridan, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov