Special Weather Statement

At 657 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lodgepole to near Chappell to 8 miles northeast of Sixteen-Mile Corner. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Outflow winds will be well in advance of precipitation.

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... Chappell, Oshkosh, Big Springs, Brule, Lewellen, Barton, Eagle Gulch Campground, Ruthon, Clear Creek State Wildlife Management Area, Intersection of Highway 27 and 9 Mile Road, Megeath, Ash Hollow State Historical Park, Mount Vernon, Goldeneye State Wildlife Management Area, Bluewater Battlefield State Historical Park, and Windlass Hill.

This includes the following highways... Highway 61 between mile markers 77 and 82. Highway 92 between mile markers 115 and 123. Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 78 and 123.