| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Keya Paha; Boyd; Rock; Holt |
| Effective | 8/19/2026, 7:21:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/19/2026, 8:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 7:21AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 720 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Springview, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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…
Springview, Burton, Nets Peak, Mills, Brocksburg, and Mariaville.
This includes the following highways…
Highway 183 between mile markers 199 and 202, and between mile
markers 214 and 225.
Highway 12 between mile markers 51 and 92.
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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