Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Nebraska, 2024
79 severe thunderstorm watches in 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 79
- Busiest month
- June27 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 19, 20243 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Franklin, Gage, Harlan, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Arthur, Buffalo, Clay, Custer, Dawson and 30 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Saline, Seward | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dawes, Sheridan | 8 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Dawson and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Dundy, Fillmore and 21 more | 3 hr |
| May 1, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Chase, Clay, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin and 12 more | 6 hr |
| May 1, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 3, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Chase, Clay, Custer, Dawson and 23 more | 7 hr |
| May 3, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 19, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne and 18 more | 7 hr |
| May 19, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dundy, Furnas, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 4 hr |
| May 19, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson | 8 hr |
| May 20, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff | 6 hr |
| May 20, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Boone, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass and 37 more | 5 hr |
| May 20, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Antelope, Boone, Buffalo, Burt, Butler and 47 more | 9 hr |
| May 23, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 19 more | 8 hr |
| May 23, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Antelope, Boone, Buffalo, Burt, Butler and 46 more | 7 hr |
| May 24, 1:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gage, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson | 4 hr |
| May 25, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Chase, Clay, Custer, Dawson and 28 more | 7 hr |
| May 25, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha and 5 more | 4 hr |
| May 29, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Chase, Cheyenne, Dawes and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Box Butte, Dawes, Garden, Grant, Hooker and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Chase, Cheyenne, Deuel and 17 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Blaine, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown and 27 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 7 hr |
| Jun 2, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 7, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Blaine, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo and 30 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hitchcock, Red Willow | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Butler, Cass, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin and 19 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chase, Cheyenne, Dundy, Kimball, Perkins | 9 hr |
| Jun 10, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Cherry, Cheyenne, Dawes and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burt, Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Nemaha, Richardson | 10 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Chase, Cheyenne, Deuel, Dundy and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Custer, Dawson, Franklin, Frontier and 17 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Boone, Buffalo, Cedar, Custer, Dawson and 22 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Cheyenne and 15 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dakota | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Burt, Butler, Cass, Clay, Colfax and 35 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Garfield and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Blaine, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo and 40 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Garfield, Grant and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Boone, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 25, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Blaine, Buffalo, Clay, Custer, Dawson and 24 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Boone, Butler, Cass, Colfax, Dodge and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Box Butte, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Dawes and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Box Butte, Cherry, Dawes, Garden, Grant, Morrill and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Blaine, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Chase and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Antelope, Boone, Buffalo, Cedar, Dawson and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Custer, Dawson, Fillmore and 25 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cass, Gage, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Holt, Knox | 6 hr |
| Jul 16, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Blaine, Brown, Buffalo, Cherry, Custer and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dundy, Furnas, Harlan, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 10 hr |
| Jul 19, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Box Butte, Chase, Cherry, Dawes, Deuel and 13 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 29, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 8 hr |
| Jul 29, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Burt, Cedar, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Garfield, Holt and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 30, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burt, Butler, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Douglas and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 31, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Butler, Cass, Clay, Colfax, Dodge and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Chase, Cheyenne, Deuel, Dundy and 12 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Chase, Cherry, Deuel, Dundy, Garden and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Chase, Cheyenne, Deuel, Dundy, Frontier and 10 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Custer, Dawson, Franklin, Furnas and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Cass, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Fillmore and 17 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Blaine, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Custer and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dundy, Hitchcock | 6 hr |
| Aug 25, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Brown, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 7 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Dawes, Holt and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Knox, Pierce and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Brown, Cedar, Cherry, Dixon, Holt and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 17, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Hitchcock and 2 more | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Harlan County22
- Frontier County22
- Hitchcock County22
- McPherson County21
- Phelps County21
- Franklin County20
- Hayes County20
- Lincoln County20
- Cherry County20
- Red Willow County20
- Webster County19
- Arthur County19
- Furnas County19
- Garden County19
- Gosper County19
- Kearney County19
- Sherman County19
- Dundy County19
- Adams County18
- Grant County18
- Howard County18
- Logan County18
- Valley County18
- Morrill County18
- Buffalo County17
- Custer County17
- Dawson County17
- Deuel County17
- Greeley County17
- Hall County17
- Keith County17
- Merrick County17
- Nance County17
- Polk County17
- Sheridan County17
- Hooker County17
- Rock County17
- Chase County17
- Cheyenne County17
- Holt County17
53 more counties
- Thayer County16
- Brown County16
- Box Butte County16
- Kimball County16
- Gage County15
- Johnson County15
- Nemaha County15
- Nuckolls County15
- Fillmore County15
- Perkins County15
- York County15
- Lancaster County15
- Dawes County15
- Thomas County15
- Otoe County15
- Boyd County15
- Jefferson County14
- Clay County14
- Hamilton County14
- Garfield County14
- Keya Paha County14
- Pawnee County13
- Saline County13
- Seward County13
- Scotts Bluff County13
- Cass County13
- Platte County13
- Wheeler County13
- Richardson County12
- Butler County12
- Blaine County12
- Loup County12
- Banner County12
- Saunders County11
- Stanton County11
- Antelope County11
- Knox County11
- Boone County10
- Colfax County10
- Dodge County10
- Douglas County10
- Madison County10
- Sarpy County10
- Thurston County10
- Washington County10
- Pierce County10
- Sioux County9
- Wayne County9
- Cedar County9
- Burt County8
- Dixon County8
- Cuming County7
- Dakota County7
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.