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WWUS83 KGID 060000

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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Hastings NE

700 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

 

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Merrick NE-Hamilton NE-Howard NE-Hall NE-York NE-Polk NE-

700 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN YORK...NORTHEASTERN

HAMILTON...CENTRAL MERRICK...SOUTHWESTERN POLK...SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD

AND NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT...



At 659 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong 

thunderstorms from near St. Libory, or 11 miles north of Grand 

Island to Polk, moving east at 20 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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.



This strong thunderstorm will be near...

  St. Libory around 705 PM CDT.



Other locations in the path of this storm include Archer.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for

south central, central and east central Nebraska.



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LAT...LON 4098 9849 4113 9851 4126 9772 4102 9771

TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 260DEG 19KT 4108 9841 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN

MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH



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Schuldt