⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Hooker, NE; Thomas, NE – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 6:39AM CDT until August 8 at 7:30AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Eastern Hooker County in west central Nebraska…
Southwestern Thomas County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 730 AM CDT/630 AM MDT/.

* At 638 AM CDT/538 AM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 7
miles southwest of Mullen, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include…
Mullen, Highway 97 crossing the Dismal River, and Shimmons Lake.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 178 and 186.
Highway 97 between mile markers 45 and 67.

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.