⚠️ Special Weather Statement – McPherson; Logan; Custer; Lincoln – Monday, August 3, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 3 at 7:39PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 738 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southwest of Stapleton, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Lincoln, southern Logan, southeastern McPherson and west central
Custer Counties, including the following locations… Hoagland,
Tarboz Lake, and Logan.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 92 between mile markers 223 and 247.
Highway 83 between mile markers 95 and 114.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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.