000 FPUS73 KLBF 152004 NOWLBF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 304 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2004 NEZ004>006-022-023-094-152100- EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-KEYA PAHA-SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...MERRIMAN...OSHKOSH...RUSHVILLE... SPRINGVIEW...VALENTINE 304 PM CDT (204 PM MDT) SUN AUG 15 2004 .NOW... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM CDT (8 PM MDT)... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS NORTHWEST INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. THROUGH 400 PM CDT...THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL PROGRESS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA TOWARDS NORTHEAST CHERRY AND KEYA PAHA COUNTIES. THESE STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. HOWEVER STRONGER INSTABILITY TO THE SOUTH MAY ALLOW THESE STORMS TO PRODUCE BIGGER HAIL AS THEY MOVE INTO NEBRASKA. OTHER STORMS WILL BUILD ACROSS SHERIDAN AND WESTERN CHERRY COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT HOUR AS WELL. $$ 13