July 4, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Rooks; Osborne – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Rooks; Osborne
Effective 7/4/2026, 4:16:00 AM CDT
Expires 7/4/2026, 4:45:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 4:16AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

At 416 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Natoma, or 17 miles north of Emmeram, moving east at 25 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.

This strong thunderstorm will be near…
Natoma around 420 AM CDT.

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.