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Thomas County Hail Map & Storm Reports

Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 1, 2026

Has it hailed in Thomas County, Nebraska recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 28 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 72 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 44 high-wind reports with gusts up to 80 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Sep 6, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.

Map of Thomas County, Nebraska showing the county boundary and surrounding cities
Thomas County, Nebraska. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap · County boundary: US Census Bureau.

Thomas County hail map

Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Thomas County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.

72
Events (12 mo)
28
Hail
44
Wind
0
Tornado
1"
Max hail
80
Max wind (mph)
Sep 6, 2026
Most recent

What the radar showed

Radar snapshot during the Jul 1, 2026 wind event near 1 SSE Thedford, Thomas County, Nebraska, with NWS warning polygons
NEXRAD radar at the moment of the Jul 1, 2026 wind event (76 mph) near 1 SSE Thedford. Outlined polygons are the storm-based warnings exactly as issued by the National Weather Service. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

Storm exposure for an address in Thomas County

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Storm log — the official record, day by day

Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.

Sunday, September 6, 2026

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph

“At 231 AM CDT/131 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles north of Tryon to 8 miles north of Stapleton to 14 miles south of Arnold to near Brady. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph

“At 1047 PM CDT/947 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary along a line extending from 13 miles northeast of Whitman to near Swan Lake to 8 miles northeast of Lemoyne. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Saturday, August 29, 2026

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph

“At 954 PM CDT/854 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 18 miles north of Hyannis to 9 miles south of Whitman to near Roscoe. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Thursday, August 27, 2026

2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 63 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Thursday, August 27, 2026 storm activity in Thomas County, Nebraska
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

Monday, August 24, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"

“At 956 PM CDT/856 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 14 miles west of Brownlee, or 18 miles north of Mullen, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Friday, August 21, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"

“At 415 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles north of Thedford to near Purdum to near Dunning. Movement was east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Thursday, August 20, 2026

1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 62 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Thursday, August 20, 2026 storm activity in Thomas County, Nebraska
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 545 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles south of Brewster to near Dunning to 7 miles southwest of Halsey. Movement was south at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“At 503 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles north of Brewster to near Purdum. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Monday, August 17, 2026

3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"

NEXRAD radar during the Monday, August 17, 2026 storm activity in Thomas County, Nebraska
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 928 PM CDT/828 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Mullen, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Seneca, Giant Hill, and Kelso.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“At 804 PM CDT/704 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mullen, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Mullen, Seneca, Norway, and Kelso. This includes the following highways...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Friday, August 14, 2026

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph

“At 1057 PM MDT/1157 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 16 miles northeast of Wray to near Menlo. Movement was north at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Atwood around 1205 AM CDT. Benkelman around 1105 PM MDT.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Thursday, August 13, 2026

2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Thursday, August 13, 2026 storm activity in Thomas County, Nebraska
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 1221 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles west of Brownlee, or 17 miles northeast of Mullen, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Brownlee, Giant Hill, Norway, and Highway 83 crossing the North Loup River.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“At 113 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ainsworth to 9 miles northwest of Rose to 8 miles northeast of Brewster. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"

“At 1121 PM CDT/1021 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 19 miles southwest of Merritt Reservoir to near Seneca to 14 miles north of Ringgold. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"

“At 747 PM CDT/647 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Tryon, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Ringgold. This includes the following highways...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Monday, August 10, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"

“At 1032 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Halsey, or 15 miles west of Brewster, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Brewster around 1055 PM CDT.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Saturday, August 8, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"

“At 629 AM CDT/529 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Mullen, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Mullen around 545 AM MDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Hecla and Kelso. This includes the following highways...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Monday, August 3, 2026

1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1"

NEXRAD radar during the Monday, August 3, 2026 storm activity in Thomas County, Nebraska
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 939 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Halsey, or 11 miles southeast of Thedford, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Halsey around 945 PM CDT. This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 219 and 240.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Thursday, July 30, 2026

2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"

“At 445 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Valentine National Wildlife Refuge to 11 miles northwest of Brownlee to 19 miles south of Merritt Reservoir. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“At 438 PM CDT/338 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tryon, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Tryon. This includes the following highways...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Thursday, July 9, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"

“At 820 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Seneca, or 15 miles northwest of Thedford, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Norway.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Saturday, July 4, 2026

1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1"

NEXRAD radar during the Saturday, July 4, 2026 storm activity in Thomas County, Nebraska
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 555 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southwest of Halsey, or 14 miles southeast of Thedford, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“Nickels to quarters. Time estimated from radar. (LBF)”

SPC verified report · Purdum

Friday, July 3, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"

“At 1013 PM CDT/913 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mullen, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Mullen, Seneca, Norway, Highway 97 crossing the Dismal River, and Kelso.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 76 mph

Sunday, June 21, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"

“At 721 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Brownlee, or 11 miles north of Thedford, moving south at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Purdum.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Saturday, June 20, 2026

2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"

“At 855 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dunning, or 17 miles southwest of Brewster, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“At 1138 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dunning, or 18 miles southwest of Brewster, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Brewster, Dunning, Milburn, Milburn Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area, and Linscott. This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 236 and 250.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Saturday, June 13, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"

“At 517 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Halsey, or 20 miles southeast of Thedford, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Brewster, Dunning, Halsey, Linscott, and Hawley Flats. This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 227 and 247.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 60 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Tuesday, June 9, 2026 storm activity in Thomas County, Nebraska
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 734 PM CDT/634 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles east of Whitman, or 17 miles west of Mullen, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Saturday, May 30, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"

“At 928 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of Brownlee, or 13 miles north of Thedford, moving north at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Sunday, May 17, 2026

2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"

NEXRAD radar during the Sunday, May 17, 2026 storm activity in Thomas County, Nebraska
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 612 PM CDT/512 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northwest of Tryon, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“At 610 PM CDT/510 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Mullen, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Friday, May 8, 2026

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph

“At 448 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of showers 10 miles south of Brownlee, or 11 miles north of Thedford, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Thedford, Dunning, Halsey, Purdum, Highway 83 crossing The Dismal River, and Natwick.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Friday, April 24, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"

“At 829 PM CDT/729 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles south of Mullen, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Sunday, March 15, 2026

4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph

“WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ Sunday. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Saturday, March 14, 2026

5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph

“WHAT...North winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...From midnight MDT /1 AM CDT/ tonight to 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ Sunday. Peak wind gusts are expected between 9 AM and 3 PM MDT. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...From midnight MDT /1 AM CDT/ tonight to 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ Sunday. The highest wind gusts will occur mid morning through early afternoon.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Friday, March 13, 2026

2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph

“WHAT...North winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday evening. IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Any fire starts may rapidly spread.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Thursday, March 12, 2026

3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph

“WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Any fire starts may rapidly spread.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...From 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning to 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Any fire starts may rapidly spread.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph

“WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...From 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ to 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ Thursday. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Any fire starts may rapidly spread.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Thomas County. WHEN...From 10 AM to 10 PM CDT Thursday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles, mainly on north to south routes.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph

“AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne KS, 002 Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 015 Sheridan, 016 Graham, 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 029 Gove, 041 Greeley, 042 Wichita, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock, 081 Red Willow, 252 Yuma, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO. TIMING...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday evening.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph

“Critical to extremely critical fire weather forecast for today. Low relative humidity, sustained winds around 40 mph and very dry fuels will lead to extreme fire spread for any fires that ignite. Winds are forecast to quickly increase between 9 to 10 mountain time this morning. The strongest winds are forecast from around 10am through 2pm mountain time.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Monday, February 16, 2026

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph

“For Tuesday, low relative humidity and sustained winds around 40 mph will lead to extreme fire spread for any fires that ignite. Southwest winds will change to west behind a cold front in the afternoon. Blowing dust may also occur near open fields or other source regions causing reductions in visibility and poor air quality.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Sunday, February 15, 2026

2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph

“For Tuesday, low relative humidity and sustained winds around 40 mph will lead to extreme fire spread for any fires that ignite. Southwest winds will change to west behind a cold front in the afternoon. Blowing dust may also occur near open fields or other source regions causing reductions in visibility and poor air quality.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“For Tuesday, low relative humidity and sustained winds around 40 mph could lead to extreme fire spread for any fires that ignite. Southwest winds will change to west behind a cold front in the afternoon.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Thursday, December 18, 2025

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 70 mph

“WHAT...Northwest winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...Until 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 80 mph

“WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Warning, widespread blowing dust and brown out conditions. For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph. WHERE...Portions of east central Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Warning, until 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ Thursday.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

“WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Warning, widespread blowing dust and brown out conditions. For the High Wind Warning, northwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 80 mph. WHERE...Portions of east central Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Warning, until 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ Thursday.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 70 mph

“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon. The highest winds gusts will occur before noon, then decline during the afternoon.”

NWS severe weather mention · Thomas County

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Common questions

When was the last severe storm in Thomas County, NE?

The most recent recorded event was on Sep 6, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 72 severe weather events in Thomas County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.

Did it hail in Thomas County recently?

Yes — 28 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.

How do I see hail history for a specific address in Thomas County?

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