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At 511 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chadron, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Dawes County. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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Dawes, NE · 42.752°, -102.865°
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- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
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- Dawes, NE
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At 511 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chadron, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Dawes County. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
SVRCYS The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 457 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chadron, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Chadron and Dawes County Fairgrounds. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
At 442 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chadron, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Chadron and Dawes County Fairgrounds. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
SVRCYS The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 415 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chadron State Park, or near Chadron, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Chadron and Dawes County Fairgrounds. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.