| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Lincoln |
| Effective | 9/8/2026, 9:55:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 9/8/2026, 10:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 8 at 9:55AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 955 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Dickens, or 21 miles north of Hayes Center, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD…Penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Dickens, Lake Maloney State Recreation Area, and Somerset.
This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 61 and 77.
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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