| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Possible |
| Area | Buffalo, NE; Dawson, NE; Greeley, NE; Howard, NE; Sherman, NE; Valley, NE |
| Effective | 8/12/2026, 7:33:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/13/2026, 3:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 12 at 7:33PM CDT until August 13 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Details
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
579 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
GREELEY HOWARD SHERMAN
VALLEY
IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
BUFFALO DAWSON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COZAD, GOTHENBURG, GREELEY, KEARNEY,
LEXINGTON, LITCHFIELD, LOUP CITY, ORD, SCOTIA, SHERMAN RESERVOIR,
SPALDING, ST. PAUL, WILLOW ISLAND, AND WOLBACH.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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