WWUS83 KLBF 220200 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 800 PM MDT Wed Aug 21 2024 NEZ004-022-220245- Sheridan NE-Garden NE- 800 PM MDT Wed Aug 21 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN GARDEN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SHERIDAN COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM MDT... At 800 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northwest of Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, or 23 miles southeast of Alliance, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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... Miles Lake, Patterson Lake, Herman Lake, Jerry Lake, Britton Lake, Kincaid Lake, Wild Horse Flats, and Tralnor Lake. This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 119 and 129. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4199 10268 4208 10207 4177 10208 4176 10267 TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 254DEG 35KT 4184 10258 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$