Shortly after 9:30 Friday evening a severe thunderstorm moved through the area carrying winds of around 80 miles per hour.
The storm caused tree damaged throughout the community and damaged several homes and other buildings.
The Cook Village Board submitted a state of emergency declaration to the State of Nebraska Emergency Management Agency Saturday.
Residents of Cook are encouraged to submit a list of damages on the Johnson and Pawnee Counties Emergency Management Agency damage assessment tool which is available online at ne-johnson.orioncentral.com/SelfReporter.
Village residents may hall tree limbs damaged by the storm to a local tree dump site.
