NWS North Platte NESV.W 0417August 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Perkins, NE
The National Weather Service office in North Platte issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Perkins in Nebraska, which was in force until 11:45 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 417th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in North Platte issued in 2026. Nebraska had 319 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2026, against 138 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Nebraska's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 49 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, North Platte NE
- Area
- Perkins
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:56 p.m. MDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 11:45 p.m. MDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLBF SV.W 0417
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska since 2008Every warning type in Nebraska
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The notice as issued
SVRLBF The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Perkins County in southwestern Nebraska... * Until 1145 PM MDT. * At 1056 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Elsie, or 18 miles east of Grant, moving south at 5 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Elsie and Grainton.
What the agency told people to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in North Platte.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska since 2008975 a year
- Every warning type in Nebraska
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, August 20264,574 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels