NWS Hastings NETO.W 0009June 9, 2026
Tornado Warning: Harlan, Kearney and Phelps, NE
The National Weather Service office in Hastings issued a tornado warning for Harlan, Kearney and Phelps in Nebraska, which was in force until 7:15 p.m. local time on June 9. It was the 9th tornado warning the NWS office in Hastings issued in 2026. Nebraska had 13 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 34 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Nebraska's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 29 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Hastings NE
- Area
- Harlan, Kearney and Phelps
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:46 p.m. CDT, June 9, 2026
- Expires
- 7:15 p.m. CDT, June 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGID TO.W 0009
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Nebraska since 2008Every warning type in Nebraska
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The notice as issued
TORGID The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Eastern Phelps County in south central Nebraska... Southwestern Kearney County in south central Nebraska... Northern Harlan County in south central Nebraska... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 646 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles southwest of Ragan, or 12 miles south of Holdrege, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Ragan around 650 PM CDT. Funk around 700 PM CDT. Axtell around 705 PM CDT.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.