⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Chase; Hayes – Sunday, August 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 11:22PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 1121 PM CDT/1021 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Imperial to 8 miles
south of Champion. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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.

Locations impacted include…
Imperial, Wauneta, Enders, Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area,
Champion, Hamlet, Center Dam Campground, Wanamaker State Wildfire
Management Area, Area A Campground, and Church Grove Campground.

This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 25 and 50.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM
CDT/midnight MDT/ for southwestern Nebraska.

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