| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Custer |
| Effective | 6/20/2026, 8:45:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/20/2026, 9:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 20 at 8:45AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 844 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Eddyville, or 21 miles south of Broken Bow, moving
southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 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…
Burr Oak, Buckeye, Block Hill Basin, Pressey State Wildlife
Management Area, Intersection of Highway 183 and Cumro Road, and
Cumro.
This includes Highway 183 between mile markers 73 and 81.
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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