Severe

At 249 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Bertrand, or 13 miles northwest of Holdrege, moving east at 40 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM. HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Elm Creek and Odessa. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 244 and 267.

At 250 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hansen, or near Hastings, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Hastings, Kenesaw, Juniata, Trumbull, Inland, Prosser, and Hansen. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

SVRGID The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern York County in east central Nebraska... Northern Hamilton County in south central Nebraska... Eastern Buffalo County in south central Nebraska... Merrick County in central Nebraska... Polk County in east central Nebraska... Southeastern Howard County in central Nebraska... Northern Hall County in south central Nebraska... * Until 345 AM CDT.

SVRGID The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western York County in east central Nebraska... Hamilton County in south central Nebraska... Southwestern Merrick County in central Nebraska... Southwestern Polk County in east central Nebraska... Hall County in south central Nebraska... * Until 315 AM CDT. * At 232 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Doniphan, or 9 miles south of Grand Island, moving east at 55 mph.

FFWILX The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Macon County in central Illinois... * Until 530 AM CDT. * At 230 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar.

SVRGID The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Phelps County in south central Nebraska... Northwestern Adams County in south central Nebraska... Northern Kearney County in south central Nebraska... Northeastern Gosper County in south central Nebraska... Buffalo County in south central Nebraska... Southeastern Dawson County in south central Nebraska... Southwestern Hall County in south central Nebraska... * Until 315 AM CDT.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 228. * WINDS...East 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 222. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM MDT this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Friday morning through Friday evening. * WINDS...For Thursday, south to southeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. For Friday, west to southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 229 and 230. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM MDT this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * WINDS...For Thursday, east to southeast 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. For Friday, west to southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.