| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Grant; Hooker; Western Cherry |
| Effective | 8/8/2026, 5:57:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/8/2026, 6:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 4:57AM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 457 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 22 miles northeast of Hyannis to near Whitman.
Movement was southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Carr Lake, Whitman Road crossing the North Branch of the Middle Loup
River, Hecla, Weir, and Hire.
This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 160 and 174.
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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