| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hall, NE; Hamilton, NE; Merrick, NE |
| Effective | 7/8/2026, 6:29:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/8/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 6:29PM CDT until July 8 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Details
SVRGID
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Central Hamilton County in south central Nebraska…
Southwestern Merrick County in central Nebraska…
Northeastern Hall County in south central Nebraska…
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 628 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chapman, or 9
miles northeast of Grand Island, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near…
Chapman around 635 PM CDT. Rural areas between Grand Island,
Chapman, and Phillips will be most impacted by this storm.
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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