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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 4:37 AM Jun. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 275...PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SATURDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA

POLK                  YORK

IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

CLAY                  FILLMORE              HAMILTON
NUCKOLLS              THAYER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AURORA, BOSTWICK, CLAY CENTER,
DESHLER, EDGAR, EXETER, FAIRFIELD, FAIRMONT, GENEVA, HARVARD,
HEBRON, NELSON, OSCEOLA, POLK, SHELBY, STROMSBURG, SUPERIOR,
SUTTON, AND YORK.

Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 4:26 AM Jun. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
York County in east central Nebraska...
East Central Hamilton County in south central Nebraska...

* Until 530 AM CDT Saturday.

* At 1126 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
York, Bradshaw, Waco and Thayer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 4:19 AM Jun. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern York County in east central Nebraska...
Northeastern Fillmore County in south central Nebraska...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 1118 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near McCool
Junction, or 9 miles southeast of York, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern York and northeastern Fillmore Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 4:16 AM Jun. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central York County in east central Nebraska...
East central Hamilton County in south central Nebraska...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 1116 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hampton, or
17 miles west of York, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Hampton around 1120 PM CDT.
Bradshaw around 1135 PM CDT.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 330 and 353.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

Flood Watch
Issued: 1:41 AM Jun. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of east central and south central Nebraska,
including the following counties, in east central Nebraska, Polk
and York. In south central Nebraska, Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton,
Nuckolls and Thayer.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Slow-moving thunderstorms will continue to gradually shift
east-southeast through the evening and overnight hours. These
storms may train over the same area for a period of time, and
will have the potential to produce very heavy rainfall rates of 1
to 2 inches per hour.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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