{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.a0aaf50b96a75b98a78d60e85fc0c6a9f5d1ffee.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued June 20 at 6:04PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-06-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.a0aaf50b96a75b98a78d60e85fc0c6a9f5d1ffee.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Hastings NE"},"word_count":137,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued June 20 at 6:04PM CDT by NWS Hastings NE\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Valley; Greeley; Sherman; Howard\n**Issued by:** NWS Hastings NE\n**Sent:** 2026-06-20T18:04:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-06-20T18:04:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-20T18:45:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 604 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong\nthunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of\nEricson to near North Loup. Movement was east at 25 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nStrong thunderstorms will be near...\nScotia and North Loup around 610 PM CDT.\nGreeley and Spalding around 620 PM CDT.\n\nOther locations in the path of these storms include Cotesfield.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}