| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Garden |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 5:29:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/17/2026, 6:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 4:29PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 429 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lisco, or 10 miles west of Oshkosh, moving southeast at 25 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.
Locations impacted include…
Oshkosh and Lisco.
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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