August 26, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Hitchcock, NE; Red Willow, NE – Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Hitchcock, NE; Red Willow, NE
Effective 8/26/2026, 4:40:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/26/2026, 5:30:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 26 at 4:40PM CDT until August 26 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS

Details

SVRGLD

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Red Willow County in southwestern Nebraska…
Northeastern Hitchcock County in southwestern Nebraska…

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 439 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles north of
McCook, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
McCook.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.