Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Central Nebraska
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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 seven Nebraska counties until 3:45 AM CDT on June 11.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- 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 Central Nebraska.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Hastings NE. The alert is effective from June 11 at 2:55 AM CDT until June 11 at 3:45 AM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Buffalo, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, Polk, and York counties in Nebraska. Specific areas include Northern York County, Northern Hamilton County, Eastern Buffalo County, Merrick County, Polk County, Southeastern Howard County, and Northern Hall County. Impacted locations include Grand Island, Central City, St. Paul, Stromsburg, Osceola, Cairo, Shelby, Alda, Palmer, Clarks, Polk, Dannebrog, Chapman, Phillips, Benedict, Marquette, Gresham, Hordville, Archer, and St. Libory.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 2:54 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Waco to near Wood River, moving north at 25 mph. Hazards include golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 3:45 AM CDT on June 11, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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