Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Nebraska, 2018
51 severe thunderstorm watches in 2018. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 51
- Busiest month
- June16 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 30, 20184 severe thunderstorm watches
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The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 8:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Hooker and 1 more | 135 days |
| Apr 30, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Boone, Boyd, Buffalo, Cedar, Custer and 17 more | 5 hr |
| May 3, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson | 6 hr |
| May 10, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne and 18 more | 5 hr |
| May 10, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Arthur, Blaine, Brown, Buffalo, Chase and 40 more | 9 hr |
| May 11, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Cass, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster and 6 more | 3 hr |
| May 11, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Kimball, Scotts Bluff, Sioux | 7 hr |
| May 17, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne and 13 more | 6 hr |
| May 18, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 7 hr |
| May 18, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Franklin, Furnas, Harlan | 5 hr |
| May 23, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 7 hr |
| May 27, 1:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 9 hr |
| May 27, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 7 hr |
| May 27, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Chase, Cherry, Deuel, Frontier, Garden and 10 more | 6 hr |
| May 28, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Kimball, Scotts Bluff, Sioux | 7 hr |
| May 29, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass, Douglas, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Boone, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass and 45 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Burt, Butler, Cass, Clay, Colfax and 30 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 6, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne and 19 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Box Butte, Dawes, Sioux | 8 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Garfield, Grant and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Boone, Burt, Butler, Cedar, Colfax and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball, Scotts Bluff | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chase, Dundy | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Clay, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Furnas and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 8:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burt, Butler, Cass, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Cherry, Cheyenne, Dawes and 9 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burt, Butler, Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Gage and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Arthur, Blaine, Buffalo, Chase, Cherry and 39 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 7 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blaine, Buffalo, Custer, Dawson, Garfield, Hooker and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dawes, Sioux | 7 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cedar, Cherry and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Antelope, Blaine, Boone, Boyd, Brown and 52 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 19, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Cass, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 22, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chase, Dundy, Frontier, Hayes, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Chase, Deuel, Dundy, Frontier, Garden and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Chase, Cherry, Deuel, Dundy, Garden and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dakota, Dixon | 4 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Chase, Deuel, Frontier, Garden, Grant and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff | 7 hr |
| Aug 15, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chase, Frontier, Hayes, Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 4 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass, Clay, Douglas, Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 1, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gage, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson | 5 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burt, Butler, Cass, Clay, Colfax, Cuming and 27 more | 8 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Hooker County15
- Banner County15
- Kimball County15
- Scotts Bluff County15
- Grant County14
- Sioux County14
- Arthur County13
- Cherry County13
- Chase County13
- Cheyenne County13
- McPherson County13
- Deuel County12
- Garden County12
- Hayes County12
- Lincoln County12
- Dawes County12
- Morrill County12
- Sheridan County11
- Frontier County11
- Logan County11
- Cass County11
- Otoe County11
- Box Butte County11
- Keith County11
- Perkins County11
- Thomas County11
- Johnson County10
- Dundy County10
- Saunders County10
- Douglas County10
- Sarpy County10
- Nemaha County9
- Pawnee County9
- Hitchcock County9
- Butler County9
- Gage County9
- Sherman County8
- Valley County8
- Clay County8
- Fillmore County8
53 more counties
- Polk County8
- Red Willow County8
- Jefferson County8
- Lancaster County8
- Seward County8
- Dodge County8
- Garfield County7
- Greeley County7
- Holt County7
- Howard County7
- Loup County7
- Richardson County7
- Blaine County7
- Hamilton County7
- Merrick County7
- Nance County7
- York County7
- Saline County7
- Burt County7
- Colfax County7
- Nuckolls County7
- Washington County7
- Buffalo County6
- Custer County6
- Dawson County6
- Wheeler County6
- Franklin County6
- Harlan County6
- Webster County6
- Cuming County6
- Platte County6
- Stanton County6
- Thayer County6
- Boone County5
- Boyd County5
- Gosper County5
- Madison County5
- Adams County5
- Brown County5
- Furnas County5
- Kearney County5
- Phelps County5
- Rock County5
- Dakota County5
- Dixon County5
- Thurston County5
- Wayne County5
- Cedar County4
- Pierce County4
- Hall County4
- Keya Paha County4
- Antelope County3
- Knox County3
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.