WWUS83 KLBF 300048 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 748 PM CDT Mon Jul 29 2024 NEZ005-006-008-300130- Brown NE-Eastern Cherry NE-Keya Paha NE- 748 PM CDT Mon Jul 29 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL CHERRY...NORTHERN BROWN AND SOUTHWESTERN KEYA PAHA COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM CDT... At 748 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southeast of Valentine, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Ainsworth, Wood Lake, Keller Park State Recreation Area, Bobcat State Wildlife Management Area, Antelope Peak, Meadville, and North River Trail. This includes the following highways... Highway 183 between mile markers 194 and 210. Highway 20 between mile markers 201 and 223, and between mile markers 239 and 247. Highway 83 between mile markers 201 and 207. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for north central Nebraska. && LAT...LON 4272 10057 4283 10054 4277 9969 4251 9976 TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 281DEG 36KT 4275 10046 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$