NWS North Platte NETO.W 0002June 4, 2026
Tornado Warning: Cherry, NE
The National Weather Service office in North Platte issued a tornado warning for Cherry in Nebraska, which was in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on June 4. It was the 2nd tornado warning the NWS office in North Platte issued in 2026. Nebraska had 13 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 34 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Nebraska's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 47 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
- Cherry
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:13 p.m. CDT, June 4, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. CDT, June 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLBF TO.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Nebraska since 2008Every warning type in Nebraska
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The notice as issued
TORLBF The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Cherry County in north central Nebraska... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 913 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 10 miles west of Medicine Lake, or 28 miles east of Gordon, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Medicine Lake around 825 PM MDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Highway 61 Crossing The Niobrara River, Indian Hill, and Intersection of Highway 61 and Shadbolt Road. This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 206 and 218.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.