⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Howard, NE; Merrick, NE; Nance, NE; Sherman, NE; Valley, NE – Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 19 at 11:35AM CDT until August 19 at 12:15PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

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The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Nance County in central Nebraska…
Southeastern Valley County in central Nebraska…
Eastern Sherman County in central Nebraska…
Northwestern Merrick County in central Nebraska…
Howard County in central Nebraska…

* Until 1215 PM CDT.

* At 1134 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southwest of Cedar Rapids to 6 miles
southwest of Wolbach to 6 miles northeast of Sherman Reservoir Dam,
moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE…Automated Weather Station.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Elba and Cushing around 1140 AM CDT.
St. Paul and Farwell around 1145 AM CDT.
Palmer around 1150 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Dannebrog and St. Libory.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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