Nebraska Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/17/2026 22:23

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 18 at 12:23AM CDT until August 18 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 17, 2026 - 10:23pm
Expires: 
August 18, 2026 - 12:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 594 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA MERRICK IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA POLK YORK IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ADAMS CLAY FILLMORE HALL HAMILTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AURORA, CENTRAL CITY, CLAY CENTER, EDGAR, EXETER, FAIRFIELD, FAIRMONT, GENEVA, GRAND ISLAND, HARVARD, HASTINGS, OSCEOLA, POLK, SHELBY, STROMSBURG, SUTTON, AND YORK.
Area Description: 
Adams, NE; Clay, NE; Fillmore, NE; Hall, NE; Hamilton, NE; Merrick, NE; Polk, NE; York, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov