| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Phillips; Furnas; Harlan |
| Effective | 6/24/2026, 11:01:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/24/2026, 11:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 24 at 11:01PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Details
At 1100 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Orleans, or 21 miles south of Holdrege, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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.
This strong thunderstorm will be near…
Orleans around 1105 PM CDT.
Woodruff around 1115 PM CDT.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
north central Kansas…and south central Nebraska.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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