⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Blaine; Loup; Custer – Monday, August 10, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 10 at 11:03PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 1103 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Brewster, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Loup,
north central Custer and southeastern Blaine Counties, including the
following locations… Milburn Diversion Dam State Wildlife
Management Area, Milburn, Walworth, and Almeria.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 183 near mile marker 132.
Highway 7 near mile marker 0.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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