Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 26 at 7:11PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 26, 2026 - 5:11pm
Expires:
July 26, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 710 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Butte, or near Spencer, moving northeast at 10 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...
Spencer, Butte, Gross, Bristow, Anoka, Parshall Bridge State Wildlife
Management Area, Hull Lake State Wildlife Management Area, and
Anncar.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 281 between mile markers 210 and 223.
Highway 12 near mile marker 106, and between mile markers 109 and
130.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description:
Boyd; Holt
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender: