Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Perkins and Chase Counties, NE

Source: NOAA · Southwestern Nebraska

This alert is no longer in effect.

NOAA issued it on July 30, 2026, 3 weeks 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 Perkins County and northeastern Chase County in southwestern Nebraska until 7:30 PM MDT.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Southwestern Nebraska
Issued
July 30, 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 3 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwestern Nebraska.

Alert Details

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in North Platte NE. The alert is effective from June 21 at 6:47 PM MDT until June 21 at 7:30 PM MDT.

Affected Areas

The warning covers Perkins County in southwestern Nebraska and northeastern Chase County in southwestern Nebraska. Locations impacted include Grant, Madrid, Elsie, Brandon, Grainton, and Wild Horse Spring, including Highway 61 between mile markers 49 and 78.

What You Should Do

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

Expected Conditions

At 6:47 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Paxton to 8 miles north of Grant to 9 miles southeast of Big Springs, moving south at 40 mph. Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

Timeline

The warning is in effect from June 21 at 6:47 PM MDT and expires June 21 at 7:30 PM MDT.

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NWS North Platte has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Perkins County and northeastern Chase County in southwestern Nebraska until 7:30 PM MDT.
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.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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