⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Hayes; Frontier – Saturday, August 15, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 12:54AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 1254 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wauneta to 6 miles north of Holbrook.
Movement was northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Curtis, Hayes Center, Eustis, Moorefield, Stockville, Medicine Creek
Reservoir State Recreation Area, Maywood, Quick, Willow View
Campground, Freedom, Hayes Center State Wildlife Management Area,
Marengo, Orafino, Bluegill Haven Campground, Red Willow Reservoir
State Recreation Area, and Dancing Leaf Earth Lodge.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 83 between mile markers 27 and 51.
Highway 6 between mile markers 53 and 56.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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