⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Eastern Cherry; Hooker; Thomas; Western Cherry – Monday, August 24, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 9:56PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 956 PM CDT/856 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of
strong thunderstorms 14 miles west of Brownlee, or 18 miles north of
Mullen, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Seneca, Brownlee, Highway 97 crossing the North Loup River, Marsh
Flat, Giant Hill, Highway 97 crossing Big Creek, and Highway 83
crossing the North Loup River.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 195 and 200.
Highway 97 between mile markers 77 and 97.
Highway 83 between mile markers 163 and 171.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT/1000
PM MDT/ for north central and west central Nebraska.

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