798  
WWUS53 KGID 180603  
SVSGID  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
103 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
NEC079-081-093-121-180615-  
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0260.000000T0000Z-260818T0615Z/  
HAMILTON NE-MERRICK NE-HOWARD NE-HALL NE-  
103 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT  
FOR HAMILTON...MERRICK...SOUTHERN HOWARD AND HALL COUNTIES...  
 
AT 103 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HORDVILLE TO NEAR PHILLIPS TO NEAR WOOD RIVER,  
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 60 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...THE GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT REPORTED WIND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE  
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
AURORA, DONIPHAN, HAMPTON, AND PHILLIPS AROUND 110 AM CDT.  
GILTNER AROUND 115 AM CDT.  
STOCKHAM AROUND 120 AM CDT.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 303 AND 340.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4070 9795 4070 9847 4093 9872 4105 9872  
4105 9874 4116 9864 4126 9827 4126 9810  
4128 9810 4129 9801 4107 9783 4084 9782  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0603Z 313DEG 52KT 4104 9786 4094 9826 4086 9863  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
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