| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Frontier |
| Effective | 9/12/2026, 10:42:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 9/12/2026, 11:15:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 10:42AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 1042 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation Area, or 16
miles southeast of Curtis, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 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…
Orafino.
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.
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