Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Central Nebraska
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NOAA issued it on August 13, 2026, 10 days 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 NE has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for six counties in central Nebraska until 2:00 AM CDT due to destructive storms with 80 mph winds.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Nebraska
- Issued
- August 13, 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 10 days 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 August 13 at 1:19 AM CDT until August 13 at 2:00 AM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Greeley County, Howard County, northwestern Merrick County, western Nance County, eastern Sherman County, and eastern Valley County in central Nebraska.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 1:19 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles east of Comstock to Sherman Reservoir Dam to near Hazard, moving east at 55 mph. Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts. Impacts include flying debris dangerous to those without shelter, heavy damage to mobile homes, considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles, extensive tree damage, and power outages likely. Hail up to 0.75 inches is possible.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 2:00 AM CDT on August 13, 2026. Severe thunderstorms will be near Ord and Ashton around 1:25 AM CDT, Scotia, North Loup, Rockville, and Cotesfield around 1:30 AM CDT, and Elba and Farwell around 1:35 AM CDT. Other locations in the path include Greeley, St. Paul, Dannebrog, Wolbach, and Cushing.
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