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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
316 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
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316 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND  
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.  
   
DAY ONE
 
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  
 
THERE IS A CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM  
MAINLY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AFTER 4 PM. THE MOST LIKELY AREA  
IS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80, INCLUDING VALLEY AND GREELEY COUNTIES.  
THE MAIN HAZARD WOULD BE LARGE HAIL AROUND GOLF BALL SIZE AND  
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.  
 
THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST,  
THOUGH STORM COVERAGE WILL BE LIMITED.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
 
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY IMPACT THE AREA ON FRIDAY. THE MAIN  
SEVERE RISK WILL BE FRIDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. LARGE HAIL  
AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.  
 
PERIODIC SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK,  
STARTING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO  
REPORT THUNDERSTORM-RELATED SEVERE WEATHER THAT MIGHT OCCUR.  
 

 
 
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  
 

 
 
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