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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Rooks; Osborne – Friday, July 3, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Rooks; Osborne
Effective 7/3/2026, 7:58:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/3/2026, 8:30:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 7:58PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

At 758 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Codell, or 16 miles north of Emmeram, moving southeast at 20 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…
Natoma around 805 PM CDT.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
north central Kansas.


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