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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cedar, NE; Knox, NE

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Cedar, Knox
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What is happening

At 818 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Crofton, or 8 miles south of Lewis And Clark State Recreation Area, moving east at 35 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR CROFTON. HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters report wind driven baseball sized hail in...

What the bulletin says to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm is producing destructive winds and large damaging hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.

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Bulletin details

At 818 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Crofton, or 8 miles south of Lewis And Clark State Recreation Area, moving east at 35 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR CROFTON. HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters report wind driven baseball sized hail in Niobrara, NE at 7:58 PM. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Knox and northwestern Cedar Counties, including the following locations... Weigand Marina, Gavins Point Dam And Campgrounds, Lewis And Clark State Recreation Area, and Santee Reservation.

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Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 1 at 8:19PM CDT until September 1 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

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  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 1 at 8:10PM CDT until September 1 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

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  3. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 1 at 7:59PM CDT until September 1 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Omaha/Valley NE. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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