⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Grant; Hooker; Western Cherry – Friday, August 28, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 28 at 8:54PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 853 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Whitman, or 30 miles west of Mullen, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Whitman, Carr Lake, Duluth, Hecla, and Weir.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 147 and 181.
Highway 61 near mile marker 156, and between mile markers 164 and
169.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.

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