⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Hooker, NE; Thomas, NE – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 4:39PM CDT until July 4 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Hooker County in west central Nebraska…
Northwestern Thomas County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 530 PM CDT/430 PM MDT/.

* At 439 PM CDT/339 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Seneca, or near Mullen, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include…
Seneca and Kelso.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 186 and 203.
Highway 97 between mile markers 69 and 70.

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.