⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Lancaster; Otoe; Gage; Johnson; Nemaha – Saturday, September 12, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 10:37AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Details

At 1036 AM CDT, broadcast media reported a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Eagle to 4 miles east
of Douglas to 3 miles west of Sterling. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Pea to Penny size hail. Rainfall rates of 1″ per hour.

SOURCE…Broadcast media.

IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

* Locations impacted include…
Southeastern Lincoln, Syracuse, Hickman, Bennet, Firth, Palmyra,
Sterling, Johnson, Cook, Unadilla, Panama, Talmage, Roca, Dunbar,
Douglas, Brock, Lorton, Otoe, Burr, and St Mary.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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