⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Red Willow, NE – Thursday, August 20, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 8:40PM CDT until August 20 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS

Details

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The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Red Willow County in southwestern Nebraska…

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 840 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation Area, or 16 miles
northeast of McCook, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD…Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of Red
Willow County.

Instructions

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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