Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 22 at 2:09PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 22, 2026 - 1:09pm
Expires:
April 22, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 207 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Whitman, or 25 miles west of Mullen, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Whitman, Whitman Road crossing the North Branch of the Middle Loup
River, Speckel Meir Lake, Duluth, Sevenmile Hill, and Hire.
This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 152 and 167.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Occasional lightning is occurring with this storm. With little
accompanying rainfall, rangeland fire starts due to lightning
strikes are possible.
Area Description:
Grant; Hooker; Western Cherry
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov