WWUS83 KLBF 150236 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 936 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024 NEZ036-059-150315- McPherson NE-Lincoln NE- 936 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL LINCOLN AND SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM CDT... At 935 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles south of Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area to 6 miles north of Dickens to 10 miles west of Wellfleet. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... North Platte, Hershey, Dickens, Lake Maloney State Recreation Area, North Platte Airport, Keith, Cottonwood Canyon State Wildlife Management Area, Birdwood, and Somerset. This includes the following highways... Highway 97 between mile markers 1 and 11. Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 161 and 189. Highway 83 between mile markers 58 and 92. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern and west central Nebraska. && LAT...LON 4140 10079 4081 10036 4073 10108 4100 10122 TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 221DEG 28KT 4099 10111 4091 10096 4072 10092 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Jacobs