⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Polk; York – Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 7:17PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

At 717 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Clarks, or 21 miles north of York, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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…
Stromsburg, Osceola, Shelby, Polk, and Benedict.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
south central, central and east central Nebraska.

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