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

Source: NOAA · South Central Nebraska

This alert is no longer in effect.

NOAA issued it on July 5, 2026, 7 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 northwestern Adams, central Kearney, southeastern Buffalo and southwestern Hall counties in south central Nebraska until 4:45 AM CDT.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
South Central Nebraska
Issued
July 5, 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 7 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 2026-06-11T04:06:00-05:00 until 2026-06-11T04:45:00-05:00. Event code SVW.

Affected Areas

Northwestern Adams County, central Kearney County, southeastern Buffalo County, and southwestern Hall County in south central Nebraska. Includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 273 and 310.

What You Should Do

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

Expected Conditions

At 4:05 AM CDT a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of Kearney moving east at 40 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and 1.25 inch hail.

Timeline

Alert in effect from 4:06 AM CDT to 4:45 AM CDT on June 11, 2026.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

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NWS Hastings has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Adams, central Kearney, southeastern Buffalo and southwestern Hall counties in south central Nebraska until 4:45 AM CDT.
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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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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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