⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Hall, NE; Hamilton, NE; Howard, NE; Merrick, NE; Polk, NE; York, NE – Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 19 at 12:08PM CDT until August 19 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

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The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern York County in east central Nebraska…
Hamilton County in south central Nebraska…
Merrick County in central Nebraska…
Southwestern Polk County in east central Nebraska…
Southeastern Howard County in central Nebraska…
Northeastern Hall County in south central Nebraska…

* Until 100 PM CDT.

* At 1208 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Fullerton to Archer to near St. Libory, moving
southeast at 40 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…
Central City, Chapman, and St. Libory around 1215 PM CDT.
Grand Island, Marquette, and Hordville around 1220 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Polk, Phillips, Aurora, Hampton, Giltner, Bradshaw and Benedict.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 321 and 345.

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.