Special Weather Statement for Eastern Cherry
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What you need to know
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- Eastern Cherry
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What is happening
At 843 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, or 22 miles south of Valentine, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for north central Nebraska.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 843 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, or 22 miles south of Valentine, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Cherry County, including the following locations... Big Alkali Lake State Wildlife Management Area and Wood Lake. This includes the following highways... Highway 20 between mile markers 215 and 223. Highway 83 between mile markers 180 and 196.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 10 at 8:43PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS North Platte NE. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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