⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Keya Paha; Boyd; Brown – Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 1 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 100 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 14 miles west of Naper to 10 miles northeast of
Johnstown. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Springview, Naper, Burton, Nets Peak, Thomas Creek State Wildlife
Management Area, Bobcat State Wildlife Management Area, Mills,
Brocksburg, Meadville, and North River Trail.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 183 between mile markers 205 and 225.
Highway 12 between mile markers 33 and 102.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
north central Nebraska.

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