⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Buffalo, NE; Hall, NE; Hamilton, NE; Howard, NE; Merrick, NE; Nance, NE; Sherman, NE – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 12:32AM CDT until August 18 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

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The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Nance County in central Nebraska…
Hamilton County in south central Nebraska…
Northeastern Buffalo County in south central Nebraska…
Southeastern Sherman County in central Nebraska…
Merrick County in central Nebraska…
Howard County in central Nebraska…
Hall County in south central Nebraska…

* Until 115 AM CDT.

* At 1232 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Wolbach to Farwell to 6 miles northwest of
Rockville, moving southeast at 60 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
St. Paul, Palmer, Dannebrog, Rockville, and Boelus around 1240 AM
CDT.
Cairo and St. Libory around 1245 AM CDT.
Grand Island and Archer around 1250 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Central City, Chapman, Alda, Phillips, Marquette and Hordville.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 303 and 340.

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.