Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cherry and Thomas Counties, NE
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NOAA issued it on August 17, 2026, 6 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 southeastern Cherry County and northwestern Thomas County in north central Nebraska until 9:30 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- North Central Nebraska
- Issued
- August 17, 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 6 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in North Central Nebraska.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in North Platte NE on August 16 at 8:41 PM CDT. The alert is effective from 2026-08-16T20:41:00-05:00 until 2026-08-16T21:30:00-05:00.
Affected Areas
The warning covers southeastern Cherry County and northwestern Thomas County in north central Nebraska. Locations impacted include Brownlee, Highway 83 crossing Goose Creek, and Highway 83 crossing the North Loup River. Affected highways include Highway 2 between mile markers 197 and 198 and Highway 83 between mile markers 160 and 178.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 8:40 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of Brownlee, or 26 miles northeast of Mullen, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated. Impacts include expected hail damage to vehicles, considerable tree damage, and likely wind damage to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 9:30 PM CDT on August 16, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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