⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Phillips; Smith; Osborne; Furnas; Harlan; Franklin – Sunday, August 16, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 1:44AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE

Details

At 144 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Prairie View to Portis. Movement was north
at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Kensington, Agra, Long Island, Gaylord, Harlan, and Cedar around
150 AM CDT.
Athol around 155 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Smith Center and
Woodruff.

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.