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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS North Platte, NE

May 14, 2025McPherson County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2025, 5:51 PM CDT for McPherson County, Nebraska. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 14, 2025, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2025, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County McPherson County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 14, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 14, 3:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 3:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 3:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
333 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-152045-
Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden-Grant-
Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson-Logan-
Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier-
Western Cherry-
333 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025 /233 PM MDT Wed May 14 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north
central Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

The threat for thunderstorms will continue through the evening across
much of the outlook area. Very large hail up to 2 inches or greater
and damaging winds up to 65 mph are the main severe threat. An
isolated tornado threat could also be possible late this afternoon
and into the evening. A second round of thunderstorms pushes into the
region by mid-evening across southwest Nebraska with strong winds
potentially up to 75 mph or greater. The threat for severe storms
will decrease after midnight CT across the area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Gusty west winds are possible Thursday afternoon across the area.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph  are possible over northern Nebraska.

Thunderstorms are possible Thursday night over northern Nebraska,
however, the threat for severe storms is low.

Thunderstorms are possible Saturday night through Tuesday. At this
time, the threat for severe storms is uncertain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 14, 3:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
333 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0332 PM     Hail             Nenzel                  42.93N 101.10W
05/14/2025  M1.75 Inch       Cherry             NE   Public

&&

Local storm report, May 14, 5:09 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
509 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0506 PM     Hail             11 WSW Brownlee         42.21N 100.81W
05/14/2025  M1.75 Inch       Cherry             NE   Public

&&

Local storm report, May 14, 5:34 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
534 PM CDT Wed May 14 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0533 PM     Hail             8 ENE Ansley            41.34N 99.23W
05/14/2025  E1.00 Inch       Custer             NE   Trained Spotter

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 14, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	37 min
May 14, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Hooker	66 min
May 14, 4:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry	41 min
May 14, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Lincoln, Logan, McPherson	41 min
May 14, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Hooker, Thomas	41 min
May 14, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Hooker	47 min
May 14, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	48 min
May 14, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer	47 min
May 14, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Hooker, Thomas	47 min
May 14, 6:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln	43 min
May 14, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Lincoln, Logan, McPherson	41 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.