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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1251 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026
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1251 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT.
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS ROOKS, OSBORNE AND
MITCHELL COUNTIES TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP
BELOW THE MID 70S, PROVIDING LITTLE HEAT RELIEF OVERNIGHT.
A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PASS THROUGH AREAS
MAINLY NORTH OF I-80 TONIGHT. THE MAIN HAZARD WOULD BE FOR GUSTY
WINDS IN EXCEEDANCE OF 70MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR VALLEY, GREELEY, SHERMAN, HOWARD, DAWSON AND
BUFFALO COUNTIES THROUGH 3AM.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
A HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
TOMORROW UNTIL 9PM. HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THESE AREAS MAY
REACH AS HIGH AS 105-110 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN EACH DAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CAN'T BE RULED OUT AT TIMES. A
MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE ACROSS THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE BEST
CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL COME DURING MAINLY THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS WITH WINDS GUST IN EXCEEDANCE OF
60MPH.
HEAT INDEX VALUES AS HIGH AS 100 TO 105 DEGREES WILL BE POSSIBLE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A FEW PORTIONS OF THE AREAS NEAR
AND SOUTH OF THE STATE LINE.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
REPORT ANY POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AND/OR
HAIL THAT MIGHT OCCUR OVERNIGHT MAINLY IN OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES.
MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS
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