Nebraska Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/08/2026 11:23

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 1:23PM CDT until August 8 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 8, 2026 - 11:23am
Expires: 
August 8, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description: 
SVROAX The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Colfax County in northeastern Nebraska... Southeastern Platte County in northeastern Nebraska... Dodge County in east central Nebraska... Northern Butler County in east central Nebraska... Northwestern Saunders County in east central Nebraska... * Until 215 PM CDT. * At 121 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles south of Clarkson to 5 miles north of Richland to 2 miles east of Columbus, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Weather Instrument Measurement. At 1:18PM, a Nebraska Mesonet site 1.9 WNW of Leigh reported a 65mph wind gust. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Richland around 125 PM CDT. Schuyler around 130 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Linwood, North Bend, Morse Bluff and Hooper.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Butler, NE; Colfax, NE; Dodge, NE; Platte, NE; Saunders, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov