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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
429 PM MDT Tue Jul 7 2026
 
NEZ004-072300-
Sheridan NE-
429 PM MDT Tue Jul 7 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY THROUGH
500 PM MDT...

At 429 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rushville, moving east at 30 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.

Locations impacted include...
Rushville, Hay Springs, Clinton, Lone Butte, Intersection of Highway
87 and Antelope Road, and Walgren Lake State Recreation Area.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 79 and 101.
 Highway 250 between mile markers 42 and 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.

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LAT...LON 4261 10276 4276 10263 4279 10220 4261 10233
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 260DEG 25KT 4269 10257 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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