Expires:202507080315;Remove:202507080315;062678 WWUS83 KLBF 080231 SPSLBF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 931 PM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025 NEZ023>025-094-080315- Hooker NE-Grant NE-Western Cherry NE-Thomas NE- 931 PM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY... NORTHEASTERN GRANT...HOOKER AND NORTHWESTERN THOMAS COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM CDT/915 PM MDT/... At 931 PM CDT/831 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 12 miles east of Whitman, or 13 miles west of Mullen, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Mullen, Hecla, Kelso, and Weir. This includes the following highways... Highway 2 between mile markers 166 and 193. Highway 97 between mile markers 55 and 71. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4209 10145 4221 10128 4202 10084 4178 10118 TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 315DEG 16KT 4210 10130 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$