Multiple National Weather Service offices issued Special Weather Statements on July 30, 2026, tracking strong thunderstorms across the central and southeastern United States with wind gusts of 40–55 mph. Storms moved through North Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, and Florida between midnight and 6 a.m.
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At 1217 AM MDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of New Leipzig, or 27 miles north of Lemmon, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Surface observations. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Mott, Elgin,
At 127 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southwest of Samson, or 11 miles east of Florala, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... De Funiak Springs, Bonifay, Geneva, Samson, Eglin Air Force Base, Union, Li
At 147 AM CDT/1247 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 18 miles south of Leoti to 9 miles south of Lakin to 13 miles northeast of Richfield. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near.
At 1252 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a shower near Louisville, or 22 miles northwest of Denver, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Thornton, eastern Arvada, Westminster, Boulder, southeastern Longmont, Broomfield, Commerce City, Nor
At 200 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near De Funiak Springs. The strong thunderstorm is nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... De Funiak Springs, Eglin Air Force Base, Union, Liberty, Live Oak, Paxton, Ponce De Leon, Ca
At 302 AM EDT/202 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mexico Beach, or 8 miles north of Port St. Joe, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Port St. Joe, Mexico Beach, White City, Tyndall Air Force Base, Highl
At 328 AM EDT/228 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near White City, or 8 miles north of Port St. Joe, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Port St. Joe, Apalachicola, White City, Nine Mile, Highland View, Eleve
At 138 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a gust front along a line extending from Lucky Peak Spring Shores Marina to near Swan Falls. Movement was northwest at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Areas of blowing dust possible. Locations impacted include... Boise, Nampa, Caldwell, M
At 327 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles south of Springview to near Ainsworth to 8 miles south of Johnstown. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Ainsworth, Bassett, Long
At 430 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Quincy, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Tallahassee, Tallahassee State College, Quincy, Midway, Havana, Freemont, Littman, Florence, Scotland, Orchard Pond, Mess
At 333 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Eglin Air Force Base, or 8 miles west of De Funiak Springs, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... De Funiak Springs, Eglin Air Force Base, Freeport, Pond Creek, Oakwoo
The areas affected include... Black River To Ontonagon MI... Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park... At 441 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots and small hail. This thunderstorm was located 18 nm southwest of The Western La
At 513 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Tallahassee, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Tallahassee, Alma, Fincher, Festus, Lake Iamonia, Baum, Maclay State Gardens, Killearn Lakes, Miccosukee,
At 541 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cross City to 13 miles south of Horseshoe Point. Movement was east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Cross City, Horseshoe Point, Suwannee, Horseshoe Bea
At 445 AM CDT/345 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Roscoe, or 11 miles southeast of Ogallala, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... P
At 553 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles west of Monticello, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Tallahassee, Monticello, Bainbridge, Thomasville, Whigham, West Bainbridge, Greenville, Attapulgus, Climax, Al
At 402 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near The Pines Rec Area, or 29 miles south of Glasgow, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Fort Peck, The Pi
At 600 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near The Pines Rec Area, or 20 miles south of Glasgow, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Fort Peck, The Pi
At 721 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Newfolden, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Newfolden, Middle River, and Holt.
At 756 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms generally along a line from near Hurdsfield and Chaseley stretching northeastward through Fessenden, Hamberg, and Bremen. The storms were moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail, along with locally heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could blow around unsecu
At 910 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Brooksville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Spring Hill, Brooksville, Dade City, St. Leo, Hill n Dale, South Brooksville, North Brooksville, Ridge Manor, San Antonio
At 826 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Esmond to near Flora to Spirit Lake Nation. Movement was north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Maddock, Fort Totten, Minnewaukan, Oberon, Esmond, Harlo
At 1000 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lisbon, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Eustis, Tavares, Mount Dora, Lake Griffin, and Lisbon.
At 905 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Minnewaukan, or 15 miles west of Devils Lake, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Devils Lake, Camp Grafton, Lakewood Park, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Penn, and Webster.
At 1024 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bunnell, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph, excessive cloud-to-ground lightning, and minor flooding due to heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring. Minor flooding due to hea
At 1100 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Flagler Beach, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Flagler Beach.