| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Frontier |
| Effective | 8/20/2026, 8:26:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/20/2026, 9:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 8:26PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 825 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Eustis, or 17 miles west of Lexington, moving south at 25 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.
Locations impacted include…
Eustis.
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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