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Special Weather Statement for Sheridan; Garden; Grant +1 more

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At 841 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ellsworth, or 25 miles east of Alliance, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail...

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If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for the Panhandle of Nebraska. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in effect until 200 AM MDT for north central and west central Nebraska.

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At 841 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ellsworth, or 25 miles east of Alliance, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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. Locations impacted include... Ellsworth, Antioch, Watson Lake, Patterson Lake, Finnegan Lake, Kincaid Lake, Kennedy Lake, Wild Horse Flats, Smith Lake State Wildlife Management Area, Snow Lake, Bingham, Wickson Lake, Diamond Lake, Lakeside, Wolf Hill, Herman Lake, Jerry Lake, Krause Lake, and Argo Hill. This includes the following highways... Highway 250 between mile markers 1 and 30. Highway 2 between mile markers 98 and 132.

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    Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 8:41PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE

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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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