Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northwestern Cherry County, NE
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NOAA issued it on August 24, 2026, 2 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 northwestern Cherry County in north central Nebraska until 7:45 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northwestern Cherry County, Nebraska
- Issued
- August 24, 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 2 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwestern Cherry County, Nebraska.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in North Platte NE on August 24 at 6:59 PM CDT. The alert is effective from 2026-08-24T18:59:00-05:00 until 2026-08-24T19:45:00-05:00.
Affected Areas
Northwestern Cherry County in north central Nebraska. Locations impacted include Medicine Lake, Highway 61 Crossing The Niobrara River, Indian Hill, Intersection of Highway 61 and Shadbolt Road, Schoolhouse Lake, and Highway 61 crossing the Snake River, including Highway 61 between mile markers 195 and 221.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 6:58 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles south of Merriman, or 27 miles east of Gordon, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail (1.25 inches). Hail damage to vehicles is expected along with wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 7:45 PM CDT on August 24, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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