Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Adams, Buffalo, Hall, Kearney Counties NE

Source: NOAA · South Central Nebraska

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NOAA issued it on July 26, 2026, 4 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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NWS Hastings has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of south central Nebraska until 11:00 AM CDT June 20, with quarter-size hail and gusty winds.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
South Central Nebraska
Issued
July 26, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Hastings NE

Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.

Record status: historical. It was issued 4 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in South Central Nebraska.

Alert Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Hastings NE. Effective from 2026-06-20T10:24:00-05:00 until 2026-06-20T11:00:00-05:00. Alert type code: SVR.

Affected Areas

Northwestern Adams County, Northeastern Kearney County, Southeastern Buffalo County, and Southwestern Hall County in south central Nebraska. Locations impacted include Gibbon, Shelton, Kenesaw, and Prosser. Interstate 80 between mile markers 283 and 299.

What You Should Do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Expected Conditions

At 10:23 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gibbon, or 14 miles east of Kearney, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard includes quarter size hail (1.00 inch). This storm will produce gusty winds as high as 40 to 50 MPH.

Timeline

The warning is in effect until 11:00 AM CDT on June 20, 2026.

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NWS Hastings has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of south central Nebraska until 11:00 AM CDT June 20, with quarter-size hail and gusty winds.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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