⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Cherry, NE; Hooker, NE; Thomas, NE – Monday, August 24, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 24 at 5:39PM CDT until August 24 at 6:30PM CDT 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 Hooker County in west central Nebraska…
Northwestern Thomas County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 630 PM CDT/530 PM MDT/.

* At 539 PM CDT/439 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 11
miles northwest of Seneca, or 12 miles northeast of 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 Giant Hill.

This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 193 and 199.

Instructions

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

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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