Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Weissert, NE ∙ Comstock, NE ∙ Berwyn, NE ∙ Mason City, NE ∙ Broken Bow Municipal Airport, NE ∙ Westerville, NE ∙ Broken Bow, NE ∙ Ansley, NE

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service North Platte NE 1244 AM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026 The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Custer County in central Nebraska... * Until 130 AM CDT. * At 1244 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Broken Bow, moving east at 30 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR EASTERN CUSTER COUNTY. HAZARD...90 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged or destroyed. Homes and businesses will have substantial roof and window damage. Expect extensive tree damage and power outages. * Locations impacted include... Broken Bow, Ansley, Mason City, Comstock, Berwyn, Weissert, Westerville, Arcadia Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area, Gavin Siding, and Wescott. This includes the following highways... Highway 183 between mile markers 85 and 109. Highway 2 between mile markers 273 and 305. Highway 92 between mile markers 300 and 308. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4125 9975 4151 9972 4160 9921 4140 9921 4139 9920 4120 9921 TIME...MOT...LOC 0544Z 273DEG 25KT 4141 9965 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...90 MPH

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