556  
WWUS83 KGID 162323  
SPSGID  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
623 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
NEZ048-170000-  
MERRICK NE-  
623 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MERRICK COUNTY  
THROUGH 700 PM CDT...  
 
AT 622 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
ARCHER, OR 21 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRAND ISLAND, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...NICKEL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE.  
 
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...  
CENTRAL CITY AROUND 635 PM CDT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO  
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR  
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4110 9796 4109 9818 4118 9824 4126 9819  
4127 9816 4126 9810 4128 9810 4128 9806  
4129 9805 4129 9802  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 235DEG 7KT 4115 9810  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH  
 

 
 
THIES  
 
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