⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Keya Paha; Rock; Holt – Saturday, August 22, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 1:42AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 142 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Newport, or 7 miles northeast of Bassett, moving
southeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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…
Bassett, Atkinson, Stuart, Newport, and Pony Lake.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 183 between mile markers 183 and 188.
Highway 20 between mile markers 260 and 297.

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.