Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Sand Hills, NE ∙ Whitman, NE ∙ Hyannis, NE

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service North Platte NE 608 PM MDT Sun Apr 27 2025 The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Cherry County in north central Nebraska... Northeastern Grant County in west central Nebraska... Northwestern Hooker County in west central Nebraska... * Until 700 PM MDT. * At 608 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hyannis, or 31 miles west of Mullen, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Hyannis, Whitman, Duluth, and Weir. This includes the following highways... Highway 2 between mile markers 146 and 171. Highway 61 between mile markers 155 and 169. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for north central and west central Nebraska. && LAT...LON 4193 10167 4204 10182 4224 10165 4204 10128 TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 216DEG 18KT 4205 10166 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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