| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hamilton; York; Clay; Fillmore |
| Effective | 8/19/2026, 1:14:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/19/2026, 1:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 1:14PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Details
At 113 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Henderson to near Giltner. Movement was
southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Sutton, Harvard, Grafton, Saronville, and Lushton around 120 PM
CDT.
Clay Center and Fairmont around 130 PM CDT.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for
south central and east central Nebraska.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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