⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Platte; Colfax; Butler – Monday, September 14, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 14 at 2:44AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Details

At 244 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 3 miles northwest of Bellwood, or 5 miles southeast of
Columbus, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

* Locations impacted include…
Columbus, David City, Schuyler, Bellwood, Duncan, Monroe, Octavia,
Bruno, Linwood, Richland, Abie, Lakeview, Rogers, Fishers
Elementary, Lake Oconee, College View Trailer Park, Camp Pawnee,
Shell Creek Elementary School, Central Community College, and Lake
Babcock.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.