Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 8:11PM CDT until May 30 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 30, 2026 - 6:11pm
Expires:
May 30, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
At 811 PM CDT/711 PM MDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a
line extending from 6 miles northeast of Whitman to 6 miles northwest
of Seneca to 7 miles southwest of Thedford to 14 miles northeast of
Ringgold, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 656 PM MDT, damaging winds of 70 mph
were reported 5 miles southwest of Whitman.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Mullen, Thedford, Tryon, Halsey, Seneca, Brownlee, Whitman, Ringgold,
Highway 83 crossing The Dismal River, Duluth, Marsh Flat, Whitman
Road crossing the North Branch of the Middle Loup River, Sevenmile
Hill, Kelso, Shimmons Lake, Carr Lake, Highway 97 crossing the North
Loup River, East Cody Lake, Highway 83 crossing the North Loup River,
and Norway.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 2 between mile markers 148 and 227.
Highway 61 between mile markers 154 and 156.
Highway 92 between mile markers 204 and 216.
Highway 97 between mile markers 32 and 93.
Highway 83 between mile markers 124 and 177.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT/1000 PM MDT/ for
north central and west central Nebraska.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
North Platte.
Area Description:
Cherry, NE; Grant, NE; Hooker, NE; Logan, NE; McPherson, NE; Thomas, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov