| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Keya Paha; Boyd; Rock; Holt |
| Effective | 9/1/2026, 7:29:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/1/2026, 8:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 1 at 7:29PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 729 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bassett, moving northeast at 30 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…
Bassett, Newport, and Mariaville.
This includes the following highways…
Highway 183 between mile markers 175 and 191.
Highway 20 between mile markers 255 and 275.
Highway 12 near mile marker 81.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
north central Nebraska.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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