Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Round Lake and Highway 61, Cherry County, NE

Source: NOAA · North Central Nebraska

If you are in immediate danger, call emergency services now.

For real-time, official alerts and instructions for your exact location, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) as applicable. This article is a data summary, not a substitute for the issuing agency's live warning.

Areazine synthesizes this NWS weather alert directly from NOAA's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for west central Cherry County until 7:00 PM CDT with ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph winds.

The weather record, at a glance

Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
North Central Nebraska
Issued
September 27, 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: publication date is recent, but current status is not stored on this page. Check the issuing agency's live warning service before acting because warnings can be updated, narrowed, or cancelled.

Alert Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS North Platte NE, effective September 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM CDT until September 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT.

Affected Areas

West central Cherry County in north central Nebraska, including Round Lake, Intersection of Highway 61 and Shadbolt Road, and Highway 61 crossing the Snake River (Highway 61 between mile markers 184 and 209).

What You Should Do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Expected Conditions

Ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts.

Timeline

Alert effective from 6:15 PM CDT until 7:00 PM CDT on September 27, 2026.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

All Weather Alerts →

Comparable nationwide notices (length or severity timing) 8

Two cross-category peer sets, both computed from Areazine's own archive: notices with a similar body length, and notices near the same severity and agency date. These are drawn from other categories, not the same-feed Related list above.

Common Questions

Common questions about this NWS weather alert.

What is this NWS weather alert about? ▾
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for west central Cherry County until 7:00 PM CDT with ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph winds.
Which agency issued this alert? ▾
This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
How severe is this alert? ▾
This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
What area is affected? ▾
This alert affects North Central Nebraska. Check with NOAA for the most current geographic scope.
Where can I find more Weather Alerts updates? ▾
Browse the full Weather Alerts feed on Areazine at areazine.com/weather/ for the latest updates from NOAA and other agencies.