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WWUS83 KGID 060044

SPSGID



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Hastings NE

744 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

 

NEZ048-062-063-060130-

Merrick NE-Hamilton NE-Hall NE-

744 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL HAMILTON...

SOUTHWESTERN MERRICK AND NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM

CDT...



At 744 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Chapman, or 9 miles northeast of Grand Island, 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...

  Chapman around 750 PM CDT.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for

south central and central Nebraska.



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LAT...LON 4091 9815 4097 9832 4105 9831 4105 9829

      4107 9829 4109 9815

TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 281DEG 18KT 4102 9823 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN

MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH



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Schuldt