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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2026, 1:55 AM CDT for 6 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 50 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
- Aug 13, 2026, 1:55 AM CDT (06:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2026, 2:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Greeley County, NE, Howard County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:58 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 12:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Sherman, Valley | 52 min |
| Aug 13, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Sherman, Valley | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Sherman | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard, Merrick, Nance, Sherman, Valley | 41 min |
| Aug 13, 1:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Sherman, Valley | 40 min |
| Aug 13, 2:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Merrick, Nance | 44 min |
Nearby
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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.