⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Keya Paha; Brown; Rock – Saturday, August 22, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 12:41AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 1241 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Ainsworth, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 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…
Ainsworth, Long Pine, Keller Park State Recreation Area, Bobcat State
Wildlife Management Area, Pine Glen State Wildlife Refuge, Antelope
Peak, and Meadville.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 183 between mile markers 170 and 180.
Highway 20 between mile markers 237 and 257.
Highway 7 between mile markers 38 and 59.

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.