⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Thomas; Blaine; Logan; Custer – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 5:55PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 555 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southwest of Halsey, or 14 miles southeast of Thedford, moving
southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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…
Highway 83 crossing The Dismal River, Tarboz Lake, Shanklin Bluff,
and Brown Lake.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 221 and 222.
Highway 83 between mile markers 127 and 139.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central, north central and west central Nebraska.

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