| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Holt |
| Effective | 8/21/2026, 11:53:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/21/2026, 12:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 11:53AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 1153 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ewing, or 19 miles southeast of O’Neill, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 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…
Ewing and Knievels Corner.
This includes Highway 20 between mile markers 320 and 326.
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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