Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 28 at 5:33PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 4:33pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 532 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Hay
Springs, moving east at 35 mph.
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...
Rushville, Hay Springs, Clinton, Lone Butte, Intersection of Beaver
Creek Road and White Clay Creek Road, Highway 27 crossing the
Niobrara River, Highway 250 crossing the Niobrara River, Intersection
of Highway 87 and Antelope Road, Walgren Lake State Recreation Area,
and Intersection of Highway 27 and Mills Road.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 20 between mile markers 74 and 102, and between mile markers
110 and 111.
Highway 250 between mile markers 34 and 48.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.
Area Description:
Sheridan
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov