| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Frontier |
| Effective | 8/26/2026, 4:10:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/26/2026, 5:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 4:10PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 410 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Curtis, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Quick, Bluegill Haven Campground, Willow View Campground, and Red
Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area.
This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 27 and 38.
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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