⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Blaine; Logan; Custer – Monday, August 17, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 10:11PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 1011 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles south of Dunning, or 20 miles northeast of Stapleton, moving
southeast at 30 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…
Callaway, Merna, Anselmo, Victoria Springs State Recreation Area,
Lillian, Linscott, Pleasant Hill, Walworth, Lodi, and Gates.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 245 and 276.
Highway 92 between mile markers 255 and 273.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight 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.