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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
357 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
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357 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS
MORNING BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND
40 TO 50 MPH AND HAIL AROUND PEA SIZE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
STRONGEST STORMS THIS MORNING.
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE AREA THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY
WHERE THESE STORMS MAY DEVELOP BUT THE AREA OF GREATEST RISK IS
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
COUNTIES ALONG THE KANSAS BORDER. HAIL UP TO 1.5 INCHES AND WIND
GUSTS UP TO 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE
STORMS.
HEAT INDEX VALUES TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
MAY GET UP TO 100 TO 104 DEGREES.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING,
AND A FEW OF THESE COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. HAIL UP TO
QUARTER SIZE AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
OFF AND ON CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE THURSDAY THROUGH
MONDAY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY POSSIBLE INSTANCES OF
THUNDERSTORM-RELATED SEVERE WEATHER THAT MIGHT OCCUR LATER TODAY.
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS
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