⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Boyd – Friday, August 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 2:48AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 248 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bonesteel, or 13 miles northwest of Spencer, moving southeast at 35
mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of eastern Boyd
County, including the following locations… Anoka.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 281 between mile markers 210 and 223.
Highway 12 between mile markers 113 and 115, and between mile
markers 118 and 128.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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