⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Merrick; Polk; Hall; Hamilton; York – Saturday, August 22, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 4:11AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

At 410 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Clarks to near Chapman to near Cairo.
Movement was southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Grand Island, Phillips, Marquette, and Hordville around 415 AM
CDT.
Alda around 420 AM CDT.
Polk around 425 AM CDT.
Aurora and Wood River around 430 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Doniphan, Hampton
and Giltner.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 298 and 351.

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.