| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dawson; Gosper; Phelps; Furnas; Harlan |
| Effective | 7/3/2026, 6:21:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 6:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 6:21AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Details
At 621 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lexington to near Edison to near Norcatur.
Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Lexington, Beaver City, Edison, and Smithfield around 625 AM CDT.
Bertrand and Hollinger around 630 AM CDT.
Oxford around 635 AM CDT.
This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 231 and 254.
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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