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Hurricane-Force Winds Over 75 MPH Possible Tuesday as Bowing Storm Line Threatens Kansas City, Topeka, and Salina With Golf Ball Hail
KANSAS — Morning storms are expected to push through Nebraska and Iowa Tuesday, leaving behind an outflow boundary that could fuel stronger storms this afternoon and evening. Discrete supercells may form in a corridor stretching from North Platte, Nebraska, to Kansas City, Missouri, with golf ball size hail possible in cities including Kansas City, Topeka, Salina, Concordia, Kearney, and North Platte. Destructive winds are also expected to be a major concern as a bowing line of storms pushes through Kansas and Missouri this evening.
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Watch: Morning Pulse with Sarah Person, August 18th, 2026
UPRR Hiring event today, and Central Nebraska hit by severe storms.
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Gothenburg’s ‘Livin’ Out Loud’ festival presses on after storms destroy stage
GOTHENBURG, Neb. (KSNB) - Severe storms moving through central Nebraska Friday night left organizers of a major local music festival scrambling after high winds completely destroyed their stage. The Todd Becker Foundation’s annual “Livin’ Out Loud” family event was scheduled to take place Saturday, August 15, at Lake Helen in...
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Temperatures heating up through the weekend, but big changes are down the road
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - After a stretch of cooler temperatures, we’re back into the warm/hot category for the next several days, with several small, hard to predict chances for showers and thunderstorms. The latter part of the forecast will trend cooler and more active by the second half of next week.
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Midnight Flash Flood Threatened 100 County Fair Cattle, Then Neighbors Stepped In
Showing livestock at the county fair teaches kids all kinds of lessons: patience, persistence, humility, and the importance of practice, to name a few. But those showing cattle this week at the Custer County Fair in Broken Bow, Nebraska, got a lesson in what it means to be a good neighbor.
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Crews battle rapidly spreading grass fire near Sutherland on Tuesday
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - A fast-moving grass fire that ignited northeast of Sutherland on Tuesday afternoon burned more than 120 acres and is believed to have started from pickup exhaust along a trail road, Sutherland Fire Chief Wacey Campbell told News 2. In a social media post, Sutherland Fire...
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Road closure northeast of Brady due to storm damage
BRADY, Neb. (KNOP) - The Lincoln County Department of Roads has closed a section of Svea Dal Road northeast of Brady due to storm damage. The closure runs from the intersection of Svea Dal Road and Pawnee Road to the intersection of Svea Dal Road and Fairview Road. Recent heavy rain washed out a section of the roadway.
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Record Temperatures Over The Weekend
Several locations in western Nebraska set record highs over the weekend. The 110°F at Ogallala is the warmest temperature recorded since 1954 before widespread irrigation for crops existed. Scottsbluff and Chadron are both experiencing a top 5 warm July and in Chadron, only 1936 was hotter between July 1 and July 26. 1936 is not good company to keep.
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‘We didn’t want it on our place’: North Platte homeowners impacted as grass fires tear through Highway 83 subdivisions
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Several fast-moving grass fires burned 225 acres and forced evacuations near several North Platte neighborhoods Wednesday evening, according to officials. At least three fires broke out along Highway 83 Wednesday afternoon, spreading quickly through dry conditions. The Sagebrush subdivision was among several subdivisions impacted. Fire’s...
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Grass fire near Lake Maloney
A grass and cedar tree fire broke out Wednesday afternoon east the Lake Maloney. It was especially heavy in the area of the NPPD outlet canal and along the west side of U.S. Highway 83. The fire stretched for nearly two miles from north to south on the west side...
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North Platte Salvation Army opens cooling center as temperatures rise to triple digits
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The Salvation Army in North Platte will operate as a cooling center Monday as dangerously hot conditions move into the area. The National Weather Service is forecasting a high near 102 degrees, with a heat index up to 105. The cooling center will be open...