⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Keith; Perkins; Lincoln – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 4:49PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 449 PM CDT/349 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 7 miles south of Paxton, or 23 miles east of Ogallala,
moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Perkins, southeastern Keith and west central Lincoln Counties.

This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska near mile marker 142.

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.