| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Perkins; Lincoln; Chase; Hayes |
| Effective | 7/9/2026, 1:15:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/9/2026, 2:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 114 AM CDT/1214 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Elsie
to 12 miles southeast of Madrid. Movement was southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Wallace, Elsie, and Grainton.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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