| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Frontier |
| Effective | 8/26/2026, 5:26:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/26/2026, 6:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 5:26PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 526 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Curtis, moving south at 10 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 storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern
Frontier County.
This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 41 and 45.
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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