Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 10:37AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 12, 2026 - 8:37am
Expires:
September 12, 2026 - 9:00am
Description:
At 1036 AM CDT, broadcast media reported a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Eagle to 4 miles east
of Douglas to 3 miles west of Sterling. Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Pea to Penny size hail. Rainfall rates of 1" per hour.
SOURCE...Broadcast media.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Southeastern Lincoln, Syracuse, Hickman, Bennet, Firth, Palmyra,
Sterling, Johnson, Cook, Unadilla, Panama, Talmage, Roca, Dunbar,
Douglas, Brock, Lorton, Otoe, Burr, and St Mary.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Lancaster; Otoe; Gage; Johnson; Nemaha
Forcast Office:
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov