| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Eastern Cherry; Hooker; Thomas; Western Cherry |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 8:04:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/17/2026, 8:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 8:04PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 804 PM CDT/704 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near Mullen, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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…
Mullen, Seneca, Norway, and Kelso.
This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 179 and 207.
Highway 97 between mile markers 56 and 70.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT/1100
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.
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