| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Greeley; Nance; Sherman; Howard; Merrick; Hall; Hamilton |
| Effective | 8/12/2026, 3:20:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/12/2026, 4:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 3:20AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Details
At 320 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wolbach to St. Paul to near Boelus.
Movement was southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near…
St. Paul, Dannebrog, and Cushing around 325 AM CDT.
Palmer around 330 AM CDT.
St. Libory around 335 AM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Archer and Grand
Island.
This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 309 and 320.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for
central and east central Nebraska.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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