May 23, 2021

Tornado warning issued for Garden Co.

Posted May 23, 2021 10:36 PM

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southwestern Garden County in the Panhandle of Nebraska... Western Deuel County in the Panhandle of Nebraska... * Until 515 PM MDT. *

At 432 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Twin Buttes, or 17 miles southeast of Sidney, moving north at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Garden and western Deuel Counties, including the following locations... Mount Vernon. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 78 and 83.