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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS North Platte, NE

May 14, 2025Hooker County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2025, 4:13 PM MDT for Hooker County, Nebraska. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 14, 2025, 4:13 PM MDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2025, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Hooker County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 14, 2:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 14, 2:37 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 2:37 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 2:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
333 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-152045-
Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden-Grant-
Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson-Logan-
Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier-
Western Cherry-
333 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025 /233 PM MDT Wed May 14 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north
central Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

The threat for thunderstorms will continue through the evening across
much of the outlook area. Very large hail up to 2 inches or greater
and damaging winds up to 65 mph are the main severe threat. An
isolated tornado threat could also be possible late this afternoon
and into the evening. A second round of thunderstorms pushes into the
region by mid-evening across southwest Nebraska with strong winds
potentially up to 75 mph or greater. The threat for severe storms
will decrease after midnight CT across the area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Gusty west winds are possible Thursday afternoon across the area.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph  are possible over northern Nebraska.

Thunderstorms are possible Thursday night over northern Nebraska,
however, the threat for severe storms is low.

Thunderstorms are possible Saturday night through Tuesday. At this
time, the threat for severe storms is uncertain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 14, 2:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
333 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0332 PM     Hail             Nenzel                  42.93N 101.10W
05/14/2025  M1.75 Inch       Cherry             NE   Public

&&
Local storm report, May 14, 4:09 PM MDT, 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
509 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0506 PM     Hail             11 WSW Brownlee         42.21N 100.81W
05/14/2025  M1.75 Inch       Cherry             NE   Public

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 2:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry37 min
May 14, 2:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCherry, Hooker66 min
May 14, 3:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCherry41 min
May 14, 3:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFLincoln, Logan, McPherson41 min
May 14, 3:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCherry, Hooker, Thomas41 min
May 14, 4:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry48 min
May 14, 4:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster47 min
May 14, 4:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFMcPherson39 min
May 14, 4:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHooker, Thomas47 min
May 14, 5:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes, Lincoln43 min
May 14, 5:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln, Logan, McPherson41 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.