⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Arthur, NE; Cherry, NE; Garden, NE; Grant, NE; Hooker, NE – Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 9:27PM CDT until August 12 at 10:30PM 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…
Southwestern Cherry County in north central Nebraska…
Grant County in west central Nebraska…
Western Hooker County in west central Nebraska…
Northeastern Garden County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…

* Until 1030 PM CDT/930 PM MDT/.

* At 927 PM CDT/827 PM MDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along
a line extending from 10 miles south of Medicine Lake to 14 miles
north of Whitman to 8 miles southwest of Ashby, moving east at 30
mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Mullen, Hyannis, Whitman, Swan Lake, Ashby, Speckel Meir Lake,
Duluth, Swede Lake, Cogill Lake, Intersection of Highway 61 and
Survey Valley Road, Marsh Flat, Green Lake, Indian Hill, Whitman
Road crossing the North Branch of the Middle Loup River, Pratt
Lake, Sevenmile Hill, Carr Lake, Highway 97 crossing the North Loup
River, Lena, and Sand Puddin Lake.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 133 and 188.
Highway 61 between mile markers 136 and 185.
Highway 97 between mile markers 64 and 107.

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.