Severe weather potential: July 3-4, 2026

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH is in place through 11pm Friday, July 3, 2026.

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A Severe T-storm Watch is in place for much of central and eastern Nebraska through 11pm Friday, July 3rd. Large hail, damaging wind, and isolated tornadoes are possible.

Parts of Nebraska may see damaging wind this evening into the overnight.  Not everybody will see very strong winds, but the storms that can get severe will see very gusty winds. These storms are expected to form this afternoon and into the evening.

WIND: 
Brown shaded area: Up to 60 mph
Yellow shaded area: Up to 70 mph
Red shaded area: 70-75+ mph 

Parts of Nebraska may see a quick spin-up tornado this evening into the overnight. A “low” risk doesn’t sound high, but it’s not zero. The “low” risk usually means one or two spin-up tornadoes are possible in this area. These storms are expected to form this afternoon and into the evening.

TORNADO RISK:
Green shaded area: Quick spin ups, short lived, EF0-1

Parts of eastern Nebraska may see some large hail this evening and overnight.  Not everybody will see the large hail, but the storms that can get strong to severe will have hail in them.  

Brown shaded area: Up to 1″ hail
Yellow shaded area: Up to golf ball size hail

Above is what our StormCast weather model is saying for timing, duration, and location of the storms. 

Chief Meteorologist Rusty Dawkins 
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