July 9, 2026

Midwest Storm Chasers

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Lincoln; Hayes; Frontier – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Lincoln; Hayes; Frontier
Effective 7/9/2026, 1:56:00 AM CDT
Expires 7/9/2026, 2:45:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 1:56AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 156 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wallace to 9 miles northeast of Hayes
Center. Movement was east at 35 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, Wallace, Wellfleet, Moorefield, Stockville, Dickens, Maywood,
Marengo, Hansen Memorial Reserve State Wildlife Management Area,
Hayes Center State Wildlife Management Area, Somerset, and Dancing
Leaf Earth Lodge.

This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 39 and 68.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.


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