NWS North Platte NESV.W 0038May 30, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Arthur, Keith and McPherson, NE
The National Weather Service office in North Platte issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Arthur, Keith and McPherson in Nebraska, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on May 30. It was the 38th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in North Platte issued in 2026. Nebraska had 256 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 2026, against 180 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Nebraska's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 39 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
- Arthur, Keith and McPherson
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:51 p.m. CDT, May 30, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. CDT, May 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLBF SV.W 0038
- 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... Eastern Arthur County in west central Nebraska... Northeastern Keith County in southwestern Nebraska... Southwestern McPherson County in west central Nebraska... * Until 730 PM CDT/630 PM MDT/. * At 651 PM CDT/551 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of Keystone, or 16 miles southeast of Arthur, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf 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... Bucktail Lake, Sand Beach Lake, Lena, Three Mile Lake, Flatts, Big Lamunyon Flats, Diamond Bar Lake, Bucktail, Schnick Lake, and Calora. This includes Highway 92 between mile markers 169 and 193.
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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT/1000 PM MDT/ for southwestern and west central Nebraska.
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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, May 20262,688 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels