| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Phillips; Smith; Gosper; Phelps; Furnas; Harlan; Franklin; Webster |
| Effective | 6/30/2026, 10:03:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/30/2026, 10:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 30 at 10:03PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Details
At 1002 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hollinger to 11 miles
south of Harlan County Dam to near Gaylord. Movement was northeast
at 50 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE…Automated Weather Station.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Holdrege, Smith Center, Alma, Franklin, Oxford, Bertrand, Kensington,
Orleans, Loomis, Agra, Lebanon, Republican City, Atlanta, Gaylord,
Naponee, Bloomington, Riverton, Huntley, Athol, and Ragan.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
these storms pass.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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