| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Greeley, NE; Howard, NE; Sherman, NE; Valley, NE |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 9:24:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/17/2026, 10:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 9:24PM CDT until August 17 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Details
SVRGID
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Greeley County in central Nebraska…
Southeastern Valley County in central Nebraska…
Northeastern Sherman County in central Nebraska…
Northwestern Howard County in central Nebraska…
* Until 1015 PM CDT.
* At 924 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over North Loup,
or 8 miles southeast of Ord, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near…
North Loup around 930 PM CDT.
Scotia around 935 PM CDT.
Instructions
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
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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