| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dawson; Buffalo; Gosper; Phelps; Kearney |
| Effective | 8/30/2026, 1:03:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/30/2026, 1:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 1:03AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Details
At 102 AM CDT, an automated weather station reported strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of
Eddyville to Overton to near Bertrand. Movement was east at 45 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Automated Weather Station.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Elm Creek, Loomis, and Eddyville around 110 AM CDT.
Sumner around 115 AM CDT.
Odessa, Amherst, and Miller around 120 AM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Riverdale and
Kearney.
This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 233 and 279.
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.
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