| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Valley; Greeley; Sherman; Howard; Dawson; Buffalo; Hall |
| Effective | 8/30/2026, 1:39:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/30/2026, 2:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 1:39AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Details
At 139 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles north of Sumner to 8 miles southwest of
Hazard to near Pleasanton to near Riverdale. Movement was east at 45
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.
Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Ravenna, Pleasanton, Hazard, and Poole around 145 AM CDT.
Litchfield around 155 AM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Rockville,
Boelus, Cairo, Dannebrog and Grand Island.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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