Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 7 at 6:46PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 7, 2026 - 5:46pm
Expires:
May 7, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 646 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 13 miles northwest of Arthur to near Lamar.
Movement was southeast at 30 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, Imperial, Grant, Big Springs, Arthur, Wauneta, Paxton,
Brule, Madrid, Venango, Elsie, Lamar, Swan Lake, Kingsley Dam,
Enders, Champion, Roscoe, Keystone, Enders Reservoir State Recreation
Area, and Sarben.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 61 between mile markers 30 and 140.
Highway 92 between mile markers 117 and 179.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 106 and 149.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Garden; Grant; Hooker; Arthur; Deuel; Keith; Perkins; Chase
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender: