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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 281, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2026, 5:39 AM MDT for Hooker County, Thomas County, Nebraska. It was in force for 51 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
- Aug 8, 2026, 5:39 AM MDT (11:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2026, 6:30 AM MDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Hooker County, NE, Thomas County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 4:53 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 37 min |
| Aug 8, 4:57 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Hooker | 33 min |
| Aug 8, 5:03 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 42 min |
| Aug 8, 5:10 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 35 min |
| Aug 8, 5:27 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 48 min |
| Aug 8, 5:29 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Hooker | 31 min |
| Aug 8, 5:54 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 36 min |
| Aug 8, 6:16 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 44 min |
| Aug 8, 6:30 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas | 45 min |
| Aug 8, 7:44 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Thomas | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 7:59 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 46 min |
| Aug 8, 8:07 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Loup | 53 min |
| Aug 8, 9:31 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Wheeler | 44 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.