August 28, 2026

Midwest Storm Chasers

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Arthur, NE; Grant, NE; Hooker, NE; Logan, NE; McPherson, NE; Thomas, NE – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Arthur, NE; Grant, NE; Hooker, NE; Logan, NE; McPherson, NE; Thomas, NE
Effective 8/27/2026, 7:11:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/27/2026, 8:15:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 7:11PM CDT until August 27 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Arthur County in west central Nebraska…
Eastern Grant County in west central Nebraska…
Hooker County in west central Nebraska…
Logan County in west central Nebraska…
McPherson County in west central Nebraska…
Thomas County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 815 PM CDT/715 PM MDT/.

* At 710 PM CDT/610 PM MDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along
a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Halsey to 16 miles north
of Tryon to near Swan Lake, moving south at 30 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Stapleton, Thedford, Tryon, Halsey, Gandy, Swan Lake, Ringgold,
Logan, Highway 83 crossing The Dismal River, Duluth, Flatts, Cogill
Lake, Tarboz Lake, Shanklin Bluff, Bucktail Lake, Brown Lake, Three
Mile Lake, Shimmons Lake, Carr Lake, and Lena.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 152 and 153, and between mile markers
198 and 227.
Highway 92 between mile markers 176 and 246.
Highway 97 between mile markers 17 and 65.
Highway 83 between mile markers 106 and 151.

Instructions

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


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.