Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 8 at 6:42AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 4:42am
Expires:
June 8, 2026 - 5:30am
Description:
At 641 AM CDT/541 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Roscoe to near Grant.
Movement was northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Grant, Paxton, Madrid, Elsie, Sarben, Roscoe, Wild Horse Spring, and
Nevens.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 61 between mile markers 52 and 76.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 131 and 149.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Keith; Perkins; Lincoln; Chase
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov