Nebraska Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/14/2026 21:21

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 11:21PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 14, 2026 - 9:21pm
Expires: 
August 14, 2026 - 10:15pm
Description: 
At 1121 PM CDT/1021 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Lemoyne to near Elsie to near Enders. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Sutherland, Hershey, Paxton, Wallace, Elsie, Dickens, Sarben, Keystone, Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area, Roscoe, Kingsley Dam, Grainton, Coker, O'Fallons, Nevens, Broganville, Hayes Center State Wildlife Management Area, Big Bald Hill, Marengo, and Somerset. This includes the following highways... Highway 61 between mile markers 92 and 106. Highway 92 between mile markers 135 and 138. Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 130 and 167.
Instruction: 
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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description: 
Keith; Perkins; Lincoln; Chase; Hayes; Frontier
Forcast Office: 
NWS North Platte NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov