Special Weather Statement

At 139 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles northeast of Sutherland to near Hershey to 8 miles west of Lake Maloney State Recreation Area. Movement was east at 50 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... North Platte, Brady, Maxwell, Lake Maloney State Recreation Area, North Platte Airport, Keith, Cottonwood Canyon State Wildlife Management Area, Birdwood, and Vroman.

This includes the following highways... Highway 97 between mile markers 1 and 6. Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 166 and 206. Highway 83 between mile markers 71 and 103.