WWUS83 KGID 090130
SPSGID

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
830 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026
 
NEZ048-062-063-090200-
Merrick NE-Hamilton NE-Hall NE-
830 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON...
SOUTHWESTERN MERRICK AND SOUTHEASTERN HALL COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM
CDT...

At 830 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Phillips to near Wood
River. Movement was southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Grand Island, Doniphan, Alda, Giltner, Phillips, and Chapman.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 301 and 328.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
south central and central Nebraska.

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LAT...LON 4070 9800 4070 9848 4078 9861 4091 9845
      4102 9816
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 292DEG 10KT 4088 9816 4078 9856 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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