⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Valley; Greeley; Howard – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 8:25PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

At 825 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ord to near North Loup to near Sherman
Reservoir Dam. Movement was east at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size 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…
Scotia and North Loup around 830 PM CDT.
Farwell and Cotesfield around 835 PM CDT.
Elba around 840 PM CDT.
Dannebrog around 845 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include St. Paul,
Wolbach, Cushing and St. Libory.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
these storms pass.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central Nebraska.

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