September 14, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Harlan; Franklin – Saturday, September 12, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Harlan; Franklin
Effective 9/12/2026, 1:35:00 PM CDT
Expires 9/12/2026, 2:00:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 1:35PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

At 135 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Harlan County Dam, or 23 miles north of Phillipsburg, moving east at
35 mph.

HAZARD…Penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

The strong thunderstorm will be near…
Harlan County Dam and Republican City around 135 PM CDT.
Naponee around 145 PM CDT.
Bloomington around 150 PM CDT.
Franklin around 155 PM CDT.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.


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