Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 8 at 12:14AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 7, 2026 - 10:14pm
Expires:
June 7, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
At 1213 AM CDT/1113 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers
across the area.
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...
Ellsworth, Hyannis, Swan Lake, Medicine Lake, Whitman, Ashby, Big
Hill, Dipping Vat Meadow, Billys Lake, Intersection of Highway 61 and
Survey Valley Road, Diamond Lake, Indian Hill, Whitman Road crossing
the North Branch of the Middle Loup River, Pratt Lake, Sevenmile
Hill, Shimmons Lake, Rackett, Patterson Lake, Finnegan Lake, and
Lena.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 250 between mile markers 1 and 36.
Highway 2 between mile markers 110 and 184.
Highway 61 between mile markers 131 and 211.
Highway 97 between mile markers 43 and 65.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Sheridan; Garden; Grant; Hooker; Arthur; McPherson; Western Cherry
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov