⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Holt; Garfield; Wheeler – Monday, August 17, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 11:26PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 1126 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Page to 9 miles south of Chambers.
Movement was east at 50 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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, Chambers, Page, Inman, Knievels Corner, Cumminsville, Four
Corners, Buffalo Flats, and Goose Lake State Wildlife Management
Area.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 312 and 328.
Highway 281 between mile markers 146 and 175.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
north central Nebraska.

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