⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Lincoln – Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 25 at 4:59AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 459 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Arnold to near North
Platte. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
North Platte, Brady, Maxwell, Lake Maloney State Recreation Area,
North Platte Airport, Keith, and Cottonwood Canyon State Wildlife
Management Area.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 97 between mile markers 1 and 3.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 173 and 205.
Highway 83 between mile markers 76 and 94.

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.