⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Dawson; Buffalo; Phelps; Kearney; Harlan – Thursday, July 30, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 9:58PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

At 958 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Gibbon to near Odessa to Loomis. Movement
was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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.

Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Kearney, Holdrege, and Gibbon around 1005 PM CDT.
Shelton and Funk around 1010 PM CDT.
Axtell around 1015 PM CDT.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 251 and 292.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
south central Nebraska.

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