| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Custer |
| Effective | 8/14/2026, 1:14:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/14/2026, 2:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 1:14AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 114 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Amherst to 10 miles northeast of Cozad to
near Gothenburg. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Broken Bow, Callaway, Ansley, Mason City, Oconto, Berwyn,
Westerville, Etna, Milldale, Burr Oak, Gavin Siding, Lodi,
Intersection of Highway 183 and Cumro Road, Buckeye, Block Hill
Basin, Pressey State Wildlife Management Area, and Cumro.
This includes the following highways…
Highway 183 between mile markers 73 and 100.
Highway 2 between mile markers 273 and 307.
Highway 92 between mile markers 300 and 308.
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.
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