Nebraska Special Weather Statement - Moderate | Effective 05/23/2026 17:30

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 23 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 23, 2026 - 5:30pm
Expires: 
May 23, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description: 
At 730 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Arcadia to near Hazard to Amherst. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Ravenna, Loup City, Pleasanton, Riverdale, and Sherman Reservoir Dam around 735 PM CDT. Rockville and Poole around 740 PM CDT. Ashton around 745 PM CDT. Boelus around 750 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these storms include Farwell, Cotesfield, Cairo, Dannebrog, Elba, St. Paul and Shelton. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 295 and 310.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Valley; Greeley; Sherman; Howard; Buffalo; Hall
Forcast Office: 
NWS Hastings NE