| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Garden, NE; Grant, NE |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 7:39:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/17/2026, 8:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 6:39PM MDT until August 17 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
SVRLBF
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Grant County in west central Nebraska…
Northeastern Garden County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
* Until 730 PM MDT.
* At 639 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
Ellsworth, or 32 miles east of Alliance, moving southeast 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.
* Locations impacted include…
Dominick Lake, Swede Lake, Jerry Lake, Britton Lake, Kincaid Lake,
and Wild Horse Flats.
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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