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Tornado Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 2026, 10:40 PM MDT for Hooker County, Thomas County, Nebraska. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 2026, 10:40 PM MDT (04:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2026, 11:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Hooker County, NE, Thomas County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:42 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 90 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2588 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.3
The text
As transmitted.
023
WFUS53 KLBF 010440
TORLBF
NEC091-171-010515-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0004.260701T0440Z-260701T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1140 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Hooker County in west central Nebraska...
West central Thomas County in north central Nebraska...
* Until 1215 AM CDT/1115 PM MDT/.
* At 1140 PM CDT/1040 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of
producing a tornado was located 17 miles east of Swan Lake, or 18
miles south of Mullen, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Hooker and west central Thomas Counties, including the
following locations... Highway 97 crossing the Dismal River and
Shimmons Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 2 between mile markers 191 and 192.
Highway 97 between mile markers 47 and 61.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4205 10091 4188 10070 4174 10107 4174 10118
4181 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 237DEG 40KT 4179 10114
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Brown2 follow-up statements
822
WWUS53 KLBF 010449
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1149 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
NEC091-171-010515-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260701T0515Z/
Hooker NE-Thomas NE-
1149 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT/1115 PM MDT/
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOOKER AND WEST CENTRAL THOMAS COUNTIES...
At 1149 PM CDT/1049 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of
producing a tornado was located 13 miles south of Mullen, moving
northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Highway 97 crossing the Dismal River and Shimmons Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 2 between mile markers 191 and 192.
Highway 97 between mile markers 47 and 61.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4205 10091 4188 10070 4176 10101 4188 10116
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 237DEG 41KT 4185 10101
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Brown015 WWUS53 KLBF 010508 SVSLBF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 1208 AM CDT Wed Jul 1 2026 NEC091-171-010517- /O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260701T0515Z/ Hooker NE-Thomas NE- 1208 AM CDT Wed Jul 1 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOOKER AND WEST CENTRAL THOMAS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 AM CDT/1115 PM MDT/... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT/100 AM MDT/ for north central and west central Nebraska. LAT...LON 4205 10091 4188 10070 4176 10101 4188 10116 TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 237DEG 40KT 4195 10081 $$ Brown
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 8:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Garden, Keith, Perkins | 89 min |
| Jun 30, 9:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith | 46 min |
| Jun 30, 9:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Garden, Grant, Keith | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 9:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 9:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Perkins | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 10:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Grant, Hooker, McPherson | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 10:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Lincoln | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 10:23 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hooker, McPherson | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 10:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Hooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 10:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Logan, McPherson, Thomas | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 11:02 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry, Hooker, Thomas | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 11:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Thomas | 54 min |
| Jun 30, 11:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Perkins | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 11:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Loup | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 11:37 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 16 min |
| Jun 30, 11:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt | 67 min |
| Jul 1, 12:00 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keya Paha | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 12:06 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha, Rock | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 12:41 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 12:45 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 12:54 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garfield, Holt | 36 min |
| Jul 1, 1:31 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keith | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 1:48 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Arthur | 42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.