⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Keith; Perkins; Lincoln – Saturday, September 12, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 4:39AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 439 AM CDT/339 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of
strong thunderstorms near Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area,
or 24 miles west of North Platte, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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…
North Platte, Sutherland, Hershey, Paxton, Sarben, Sutherland
Reservoir State Recreation Area, Lake Maloney State Recreation Area,
North Platte Airport, Coker, O’Fallons, Nevens, Broganville, and
Birdwood.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 97 between mile markers 1 and 11.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 136 and 188.
Highway 83 between mile markers 63 and 98.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.