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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
146 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND  
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.  
   
DAY ONE  
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES NORTH OF  
I-80 THROUGH 4AM THIS MORNING. THE MAIN HAZARD IS FOR DESTRUCTIVE  
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80MPH POSSIBLE.  
 
A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY RETURN THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT  
ACROSS A FEW PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY BE  
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH WITH LARGE HAIL UP  
UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.  
 
A HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL  
9PM TONIGHT. HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THESE AREAS MAY REACH AS  
HIGH AS 105 TO 110 DEGREES. HEAT INDEX VALUES AS HIGH AS 100 TO 105  
DEGREES MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA  
LOCATIONS.  
 
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
 
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  
FULL AREA FOR FRIDAY. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR STORMS WILL BE  
RESERVED FOR THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST  
STORMS MAY CARRY GUSTY WIND UP TO 60MPH WITH HAIL UP TO THE SIZE  
OF QUARTERS.  
 
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  
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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