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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 9:27PM MDT until August 12 at 10:30PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
South central Cherry County in north central Nebraska…
Northeastern Grant County in west central Nebraska…
Northwestern Hooker County in west central Nebraska…

* Until 1030 PM MDT.

* At 926 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 20 miles south of Medicine Lake to 12 miles
northeast of Whitman to 10 miles northwest of Swan Lake, moving
east at 15 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Mullen, Carr Lake, Highway 97 crossing the North Loup River, Marsh
Flat, Highway 97 crossing Big Creek, Sevenmile Hill, Hecla, Kelso,
and Weir.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 161 and 190.
Highway 97 between mile markers 59 and 92.

Instructions

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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