⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Loup; Garfield; Custer – Monday, August 10, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 10 at 11:51PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 1150 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Taylor to 8 miles west of Sargent.
Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Taylor and Sargent around 1155 PM CDT.
Burwell around 1205 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Round Valley,
Lillian, Walworth, Virginia Smith Dam, Big Oak Canyon, Arcadia
Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area, Divide Hill, Wescott,
and Kent Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area.

This includes Highway 183 between mile markers 105 and 129.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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