⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Garden; Deuel – Sunday, August 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 8:29PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 829 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles north of Chappell to 7 miles southwest
of Lodgepole. Movement was southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Chappell, Big Springs, Barton, Goldeneye State Wildlife Management
Area, and Mount Vernon.

This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 78 and
108.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight MDT for
the Panhandle of and southwestern Nebraska.

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