⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Lincoln – Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 24 at 7:54PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 754 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hershey, or 10 miles west of North Platte, moving east southeast at
45 mph.

HAZARD…Nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

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

This includes the following highways…
Highway 97 between mile markers 1 and 5.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 161 and 202.
Highway 83 between mile markers 72 and 91.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
southwestern Nebraska.

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