| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Rooks |
| Effective | 8/15/2026, 11:50:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/16/2026, 12:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 11:50PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Details
At 1150 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Voda to near Cedar
Bluff. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Palco and Damar.
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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