Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Nebraska, 2025
67 severe thunderstorm watches in 2025. 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 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 67
- Busiest month
- July23 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 2, 20253 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 14, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burt, Butler, Cass, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 1, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Cass, Clay, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas and 26 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dakota | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Knox, Pierce and 2 more | 4 hr |
| May 14, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Blaine, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Custer and 13 more | 7 hr |
| May 14, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cheyenne, Deuel, Dundy, Garden, Hitchcock, Kimball and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 14, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Boone, Boyd, Buffalo, Cedar, Dawson and 20 more | 8 hr |
| May 15, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dakota | 6 hr |
| May 18, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin and 11 more | 6 hr |
| May 23, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Chase, Cheyenne, Dawes and 10 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 7 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Antelope, Arthur, Blaine, Boone, Brown and 62 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 13, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Chase, Dawson, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Antelope, Arthur, Blaine, Boone, Brown and 68 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 17, 11:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sioux | 8 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Cherry, Cheyenne, Dawes and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Blaine, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Antelope, Boone, Buffalo, Burt, Butler and 33 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Nemaha, Richardson | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Deuel and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Knox | 5 hr |
| Jun 28, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Boyd, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Holt and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Cherry, Cheyenne, Dawes and 14 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 29, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Custer, Dawson, Fillmore and 21 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Box Butte, Brown, Cherry, Cheyenne, Dawes and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Chase, Cheyenne, Deuel, Dundy and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Blaine, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Burt and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Butler, Cass, Clay, Colfax, Dodge and 27 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Blaine, Box Butte, Brown, Cherry, Dawes and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 9, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Blaine, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Chase, Clay, Dawson, Dundy and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burt, Butler, Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Gage and 10 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Chase, Cheyenne, Deuel, Dundy, Frontier and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Antelope, Arthur, Blaine, Boone, Boyd and 48 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 15, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burt, Butler, Cass, Clay, Dodge, Douglas and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cedar, Custer and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 19, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Franklin, Furnas, Hall and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Antelope, Blaine, Boone, Buffalo, Butler and 44 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Blaine, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Deuel and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Burt, Cedar, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 29, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Boyd, Burt, Cedar, Cuming, Dakota and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 29, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Box Butte, Dawes, Scotts Bluff, Sioux | 6 hr |
| Jul 29, 9:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Burt, Butler, Cass, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 31, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Kimball, Scotts Bluff | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Banner, Cheyenne, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill | 8 hr |
| Aug 2, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chase, Dundy, Hayes, Hitchcock, Perkins, Red Willow | 7 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Chase, Cheyenne, Dawes and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Clay and 29 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Blaine, Brown, Chase, Deuel, Dundy and 15 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 9, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Buffalo, Butler, Cass, Clay, Douglas and 26 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dundy | 10 hr |
| Aug 10, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hitchcock, Red Willow | 7 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Dawes, Grant and 7 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 15, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Cherry, Sheridan | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Antelope, Boyd, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Holt and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 18, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Chase, Cheyenne, Deuel, Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 4 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Blaine, Buffalo, Clay, Custer, Dawson and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arthur, Blaine, Brown, Buffalo, Chase, Cherry and 33 more | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Keith County20
- Lincoln County20
- Deuel County20
- Garden County20
- Hitchcock County19
- Arthur County18
- Chase County18
- Grant County18
- Perkins County18
- Cheyenne County18
- Morrill County18
- Red Willow County18
- Brown County17
- Hayes County17
- Rock County17
- McPherson County16
- Thomas County16
- Dundy County16
- Kimball County16
- Buffalo County16
- Antelope County15
- Cedar County15
- Knox County15
- Pierce County15
- Blaine County15
- Frontier County15
- Hooker County15
- Keya Paha County15
- Logan County15
- Gosper County15
- Phelps County15
- Hall County15
- Banner County15
- Hamilton County14
- Howard County14
- Dakota County14
- Wayne County14
- Cherry County14
- Loup County14
- Dawson County14
53 more counties
- Furnas County14
- Holt County14
- Kearney County14
- Box Butte County14
- Dawes County14
- Scotts Bluff County14
- Sheridan County14
- Dodge County13
- Stanton County13
- Clay County13
- Sherman County13
- Valley County13
- Dixon County13
- Custer County13
- Harlan County13
- Franklin County13
- Sioux County13
- Burt County12
- Butler County12
- Colfax County12
- Cuming County12
- Greeley County12
- Merrick County12
- Nuckolls County12
- Platte County12
- Madison County12
- Adams County12
- Lancaster County11
- Saunders County11
- Seward County11
- Thurston County11
- Nance County11
- Boyd County11
- Garfield County11
- Wheeler County11
- Webster County11
- Otoe County10
- Washington County10
- Fillmore County10
- Polk County10
- Thayer County10
- York County10
- Boone County10
- Cass County9
- Douglas County9
- Saline County9
- Sarpy County9
- Gage County8
- Jefferson County8
- Johnson County8
- Nemaha County7
- Pawnee County5
- Richardson County5
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.