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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 19 at 12:39PM CDT until August 19 at 1:45PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

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The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
York County in east central Nebraska…
East central Hamilton County in south central Nebraska…
Southern Polk County in east central Nebraska…

* Until 145 PM CDT.

* At 1239 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Osceola to near Polk to near Marquette, moving
southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Stromsburg, Osceola, Shelby, and Benedict around 1245 PM CDT.
Hampton around 1250 PM CDT.
York and Bradshaw around 1255 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Gresham, Waco and McCool Junction.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 341 and 365.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Hastings.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.