| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Frontier |
| Effective | 8/25/2026, 6:53:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/25/2026, 7:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 25 at 6:53AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 652 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation Area, or 22 miles southeast
of Curtis, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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…
Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation Area, Orafino, and Freedom.
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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