⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Greeley; Nance; Sherman; Howard; Merrick; Polk; Hamilton – Thursday, July 30, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

At 845 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Cedar Rapids to 7 miles southwest of Belgrade
to Ashton to Litchfield. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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…
Elba, Ashton, Belgrade, Farwell, Hazard, and Cushing around 850 PM
CDT.
St. Paul, Fullerton, and Rockville around 855 PM CDT.
Palmer around 900 PM CDT.
Dannebrog and Boelus around 905 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Genoa, Archer and
Clarks.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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