⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Hooker, NE; Logan, NE; McPherson, NE; Thomas, NE – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 7:30AM CDT until August 8 at 8:15AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

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

* Until 815 AM CDT/715 AM MDT/.

* At 730 AM CDT/630 AM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 13
miles south of Seneca, or 16 miles southwest of Thedford, moving
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Hooker, northwestern Logan, northeastern McPherson and
southwestern Thomas Counties, including the following locations…
Highway 83 crossing The Dismal River and Shimmons Lake.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 97 near mile marker 46.
Highway 83 between mile markers 130 and 142.

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.