Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 8 at 2:48AM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 1:48am
Expires:
June 8, 2026 - 2:30am
Description:
At 248 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 12 miles east of Crescent Lake National
Wildlife Refuge to near Oshkosh. Movement was east at 30 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.
These storms will remain over mainly rural areas of western Arthur,
southwestern Grant, northwestern Keith and southeastern Garden
Counties, including the following locations... Haythorn Lake, Jensen
Lake, Rackett, Bourquim Hill, Deer Lake, Velma, Adams Flats,
Bluewater Battlefield State Historical Park, and McKeag.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 61 between mile markers 106 and 143.
Highway 92 between mile markers 115 and 121.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Garden; Grant; Arthur; Keith
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov