⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Blaine, NE; Custer, NE; Loup, NE – Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 12:28AM CDT until July 1 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

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The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Western Loup County in north central Nebraska…
Northwestern Custer County in central Nebraska…
Blaine County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 115 AM CDT.

* At 1227 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 10 miles southwest of Halsey to 14 miles northeast
of Gandy to near Arnold, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Brewster, Merna, Anselmo, Dunning, Victoria Springs State
Recreation Area, Lillian, Milburn, Milburn Diversion Dam State
Wildlife Management Area, Round Valley, Almeria Meadow State
Wildlife Management Area, Walworth, Linscott, Pleasant Hill, and
Gates.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 233 and 268.
Highway 92 between mile markers 253 and 270.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or
lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

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