⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Lincoln; Hayes; Frontier – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 11:21PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 1121 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles southwest of Curtis, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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.

Locations impacted include…
Curtis, Moorefield, Stockville, Medicine Creek Reservoir State
Recreation Area, Maywood, Quick, Hansen Memorial Reserve State
Wildlife Management Area, Willow View Campground, Freedom, Orafino,
Bluegill Haven Campground, Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation
Area, and Dancing Leaf Earth Lodge.

This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 27 and 53.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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