Special Weather Statement

At 551 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Gordon to near Hay Springs. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include... Gordon, Rushville, Hay Springs, White Clay, Clinton, Intersection of Highway 87 and Craven Creek Road, Big Hill, Billys Lake, Lone Butte, Intersection of Beaver Creek Road and White Clay Creek Road, Intersection of Highway 87 and Larabee Road, Rock Hill, Pine Ridge, Diamond Lake, Metcalf State Wildlife Management Area, Highway 61 crossing the Snake River, Morgan Lake, Highway 27 crossing the Niobrara River, Mount Maria, and Highway 250 crossing the Niobrara River.

This includes the following highways... Highway 20 between mile markers 74 and 119. Highway 250 between mile markers 9 and 48. Highway 61 between mile markers 198 and 205.