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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Holt – Monday, August 17, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Holt
Effective 8/17/2026, 6:55:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/17/2026, 7:45:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 6:55PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 655 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Chambers, or 12 miles southwest of O’Neill, moving
east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
O’Neill and Inman.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 309 and 322.
Highway 281 between mile markers 167 and 182.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.


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