⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Grant, NE; Hooker, NE – Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 5:16PM MDT until August 11 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
East central Grant County in west central Nebraska…
Southwestern Hooker County in west central Nebraska…

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 516 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northeast
of Swan Lake, or 20 miles southwest of Mullen, moving east at 20
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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Grant and southwestern Hooker Counties.

Instructions

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.

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.