⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Custer – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 7:17PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 716 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles west of Sargent to 6 miles southwest of
Broken Bow to 11 miles south of Arnold. Movement was southeast at 25
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.

Locations impacted include…
Callaway, Oconto, Berwyn, Weissert, Westerville, Round Valley,
Buckeye, Pressey State Wildlife Management Area, Burr Oak, and Lodi.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 183 between mile markers 93 and 110.
Highway 2 between mile markers 281 and 293.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central Nebraska.

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