August 19, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Garfield, NE; Holt, NE; Loup, NE; Wheeler, NE – Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Garfield, NE; Holt, NE; Loup, NE; Wheeler, NE
Effective 8/19/2026, 9:42:00 AM CDT
Expires 8/19/2026, 10:30:00 AM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 19 at 9:42AM CDT until August 19 at 10:30AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Loup County in north central Nebraska…
Garfield County in north central Nebraska…
Southwestern Holt County in north central Nebraska…
West central Wheeler County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 1030 AM CDT.

* At 942 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles north of
Calamus Reservoir State Recreation Area, or 19 miles north of
Burwell, moving southeast at 30 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…
Deverre, Gables, and Carson Lake.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.