Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 9:55PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 29, 2026 - 7:55pm
Expires:
August 29, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description:
At 954 PM CDT/854 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 18 miles north of Hyannis
to 9 miles south of Whitman to near Roscoe. Movement was northeast at
50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Ogallala, Mullen, Arthur, Tryon, Sutherland, Hershey, Paxton,
Hyannis, Seneca, Swan Lake, Kingsley Dam, Ringgold, Roscoe, Whitman,
Keystone, Sarben, and Lemoyne.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 2 between mile markers 140 and 199.
Highway 61 between mile markers 79 and 188.
Highway 92 between mile markers 132 and 214.
Highway 97 between mile markers 1 and 105.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 122 and 161.
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:
Eastern Cherry; Grant; Hooker; Thomas; Arthur; McPherson; Keith; Perkins; Lincoln; Western Cherry
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov