August 19, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Hamilton; York; Clay; Fillmore – Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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.