Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Boyd, Brown, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock Counties NE
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NOAA issued it on August 12, 2026, 11 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS North Platte has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for five north central Nebraska counties until 2:00 AM CDT August 12.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- North Central Nebraska
- Issued
- August 12, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS North Platte NE
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 11 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in North Central Nebraska.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS North Platte NE. Effective from 2026-08-12T01:22:00-05:00 until 2026-08-12T02:00:00-05:00. Status: Actual. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Observed. Severity: Severe.
Affected Areas
Boyd County, Brown County, Holt County, Keya Paha County, and Rock County in north central Nebraska. Specific areas include Ainsworth, Long Pine, Bassett, Newport, Hofeld Lake, Nets Peak, Mariaville, Pony Lake, Dustin, Pine Glen State Wildlife Refuge, Jones Lake, Mills, Brocksburg, and Twin Lakes State Wildlife Management Area. Highways impacted: Highway 183 (mile markers 159-199), Highway 20 (mile markers 241-281), Highway 12 (mile markers 67-101), Highway 7 (mile markers 26-55).
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 1:22 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 13 miles east of Springview to near Long Pine to 9 miles south of Johnstown, moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail (1.25 inches). Radar indicated. Impacts include hail damage to vehicles, considerable tree damage, and wind damage to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Timeline
Alert effective immediately from 1:22 AM CDT and expires at 2:00 AM CDT on August 12, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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