⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Holt; Garfield; Wheeler – Monday, June 29, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 29 at 11:45PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 1145 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles south of Amelia to 16 miles southwest
of Chambers to 9 miles northeast of Burwell. Movement was northeast
at 50 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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…
Ewing, Chambers, Page, Amelia, Inman, Knievels Corner, Sunfish Lake,
Cumminsville, Four Corners, Buffalo Flats, Goose Lake State Wildlife
Management Area, and Gables.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 310 and 328.
Highway 281 between mile markers 145 and 180.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
north central Nebraska.

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