{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.d823b27a3d71c2163d659b60a5203b0655e96a40.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 5:55PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-04","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.d823b27a3d71c2163d659b60a5203b0655e96a40.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS North Platte NE"},"word_count":158,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 5:55PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Thomas; Blaine; Logan; Custer\n**Issued by:** NWS North Platte NE\n**Sent:** 2026-07-04T17:55:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-04T17:55:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-04T18:45:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 555 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12\nmiles southwest of Halsey, or 14 miles southeast of Thedford, moving\nsoutheast at 25 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nHighway 83 crossing The Dismal River, Tarboz Lake, Shanklin Bluff,\nand Brown Lake.\n\nThis includes the following highways...\nHighway 2 between mile markers 221 and 222.\nHighway 83 between mile markers 127 and 139.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nA Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for\ncentral, north central and west central Nebraska."}