July 3, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Fillmore; Thayer – Friday, July 3, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Fillmore; Thayer
Effective 7/3/2026, 5:20:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/3/2026, 5:45:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 5:20PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

At 519 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Carleton, or 29 miles northwest of Fairbury, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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 strong thunderstorm will be near…
Bruning and Strang around 525 PM CDT.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
south central Nebraska.


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