| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Holt |
| Effective | 8/19/2026, 5:20:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/19/2026, 6:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 5:20AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 520 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
O’Neill, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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 300 and 317.
Highway 281 between mile markers 173 and 194.
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.
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