⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Keith; Perkins; Chase; Hayes – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 12:30AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 1229 AM CDT/1129 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Roscoe to 11 miles
southwest of Grant. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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…
Ogallala, Grant, Madrid, Elsie, Grainton, Wild Horse Spring, and
Brandon.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 61 between mile markers 50 and 86.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 121 and 127, and
between mile markers 137 and 146.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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