August 12, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Grant; Hooker; McPherson – Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Grant; Hooker; McPherson
Effective 8/11/2026, 6:07:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/11/2026, 6:30:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 6:07PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 607 PM CDT/507 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 10 miles northeast of Swan Lake, or 20 miles southwest
of Mullen, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include…
East Cody Lake.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.


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