| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Blaine, NE; Cherry, NE; Thomas, NE |
| Effective | 7/4/2026, 4:18:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/4/2026, 5:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 4:18PM CDT until July 4 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
SVRLBF
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Cherry County in north central Nebraska…
Northwestern Blaine County in north central Nebraska…
Northeastern Thomas County in north central Nebraska…
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 418 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Purdum, or 16
miles east of Thedford, moving southeast at 5 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…
Purdum.
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.
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