Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 9 at 9:29PM CDT until June 9 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 9, 2026 - 7:29pm
Expires:
June 9, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
At 929 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northwest of Calamus Reservoir State
Recreation Area to 14 miles northeast of Fort Hartsuff State Park,
moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fox Bayou, Sunfish Lake, Horseshoe Bend Lake, Hannamon Bayou
Campground, Buffalo Flats, Deverre, Valley View Flat Campground,
Carson Lake, and Gables.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 183 between mile markers 133 and 147.
Highway 281 between mile markers 153 and 157.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for north
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.
If on or near Calamus Reservoir, get away from the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Garfield, NE; Loup, NE; Wheeler, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov