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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 232, NWS Hastings, NE

July 8, 2026Hall County, Hamilton County, Merrick County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2026, 6:29 PM CDT for Hall County, Hamilton County, Merrick County, Nebraska. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2026, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Merrick County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 8, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The office that day

Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 5:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDGreeley32 min
Jul 8, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDGreeley38 min
Jul 8, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDWebster33 min
Jul 8, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMerrick30 min
Jul 8, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick27 min
Jul 8, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHamilton, Merrick, Nance37 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.