Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 8 at 5:11AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 3:11am
Expires:
June 8, 2026 - 4:00am
Description:
At 511 AM CDT/411 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near Elsie, or 21 miles east of Grant, moving northeast
at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Hershey, Wallace, Elsie, Dickens, Sutherland Reservoir State
Recreation Area, and Grainton.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 160 and 168.
Highway 83 between mile markers 64 and 66.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Keith; Perkins; Lincoln
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov