⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Perkins; Lincoln; Chase; Hayes – Saturday, August 29, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 10:08PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 1008 PM CDT/908 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of Dickens to
12 miles northeast of Imperial to 6 miles south of Lamar. Movement
was south 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…
Imperial, Hayes Center, Wauneta, Wallace, Elsie, Lamar, Dickens,
Enders, Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area, Champion, Crete,
Chase, Hamlet, Grainton, Center Dam Campground, Hayes Center State
Wildlife Management Area, Marengo, Wanamaker State Wildfire
Management Area, Area A Campground, and Church Grove Campground.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 61 between mile markers 25 and 58.
Highway 6 between mile markers 1 and 56.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.

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