⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Polk, NE; York, NE – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 1:25AM CDT until August 18 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

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The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northern York County in east central Nebraska…
Southeastern Polk County in east central Nebraska…

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 125 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Benedict, or
10 miles northeast of York, moving southeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near…
Gresham around 130 AM CDT.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 358 and 365.

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.