| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Chase, NE; Hayes, NE |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 8:42:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 9:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 8:42PM CDT until July 2 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
SVRLBF
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Chase County in southwestern Nebraska…
Southwestern Hayes County in southwestern Nebraska…
* Until 915 PM CDT/815 PM MDT/.
* At 841 PM CDT/741 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Wauneta, or 16 miles southwest of Hayes Center, moving north at 30
mph.
HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Wauneta and Hamlet.
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.
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