Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cherry and Brown Counties, Nebraska
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NOAA issued it on August 20, 2026, 3 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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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for southeastern Cherry County and southwestern Brown County in north central Nebraska until 5:15 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- North Central Nebraska
- Issued
- August 20, 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 3 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 August 20 at 4:27 PM CDT until August 20 at 5:15 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
Southeastern Cherry County and southwestern Brown County in north central Nebraska. Locations impacted include Elsmere and Willow Lake State Wildlife Management Area.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 4:27 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles northwest of Elsmere, or 26 miles southwest of Ainsworth, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard includes golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
Alert effective August 20 at 4:27 PM CDT and expires August 20 at 5:15 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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