Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Chase, NE; Keith, NE; Perkins, NE

Official alert brief

SVRLBF The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Perkins County in southwestern Nebraska... Southwestern Keith County in southwestern Nebraska... Northwestern Chase County in southwestern Nebraska... * Until 1045 PM MDT. * At 1007 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Ogallala to 10 miles northwest of Grant to near Sixteen-Mile Corner, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ogallala, Grant, Brule, Madrid, Venango, Elsie, Lamar, Chase, Wild Horse Spring, and Brandon. This includes the following highways... Highway 61 between mile markers 48 and 86. Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 115 and 126.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in North Platte. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.