⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Blaine; Loup; Custer – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 8:59AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 859 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Anselmo, or 22 miles south of Brewster, moving
east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Merna, Anselmo, Victoria Springs State Recreation Area, Lillian,
Milburn, Round Valley, Linscott, Walworth, and Gates.

This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 247 and 268.

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.