⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Buffalo, NE; Dawson, NE; Gosper, NE; Phelps, NE – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 10:23PM CDT until July 2 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

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The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Phelps County in south central Nebraska…
Northeastern Gosper County in south central Nebraska…
Southwestern Buffalo County in south central Nebraska…
Southeastern Dawson County in south central Nebraska…

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 1023 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Smithfield,
or 10 miles south of Lexington, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
Phelps, northeastern Gosper, southwestern Buffalo and southeastern
Dawson Counties.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 226 and 260.

Instructions

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

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