⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Holt, NE; Rock, NE – Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 19 at 8:29AM CDT until August 19 at 9:30AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
East central Rock County in north central Nebraska…
Southwestern Holt County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 930 AM CDT.

* At 828 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Newport, or
15 miles east of Bassett, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Atkinson, Stuart, Newport, and Emmet.

This includes Highway 20 between mile markers 268 and 305.

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.