Special Weather Statement in Merrick County, Nebraska
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED4/16/2024 6:44:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Observed
4/16/2024 6:44:00 AM until 4/16/2024 7:30:00 AM
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for central and
east central Nebraska.
At 644 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bradshaw to near Grafton to near Carleton
to near Byron. Movement was northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Geneva, Deshler, Fairmont, Bruning, Bradshaw, Grafton, Carleton,
Lushton, and Strang around 650 AM CDT.
York, Hebron, and McCool Junction around 655 AM CDT.
Chester and Belvidere around 700 AM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Benedict.
This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 338 and 359.