August 21, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Holt – Friday, August 21, 2026

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.