| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dawson, NE |
| Effective | 8/15/2026, 1:39:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/15/2026, 2:30:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 15 at 1:39AM CDT until August 15 at 2:30AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Details
SVRGID
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Western Dawson County in south central Nebraska…
* Until 230 AM CDT.
* At 139 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Wellfleet to 6 miles southeast of Moorefield,
moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Gothenburg, Willow Island and Cozad.
This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 209 and 226.
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.
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