⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Hooker; Thomas; Western Cherry – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 6:29AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 629 AM CDT/529 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 9 miles west of Mullen, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near…
Mullen around 545 AM MDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Hecla and Kelso.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 171 and 196.
Highway 97 between mile markers 54 and 70.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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