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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 278, NWS North Platte, NE

July 26, 2025Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2025, 4:10 PM MDT for Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 50 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
Jul 26, 2025, 4:10 PM MDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2025, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 418 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2025-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1515 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2025-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3421 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175194214233253272Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1515 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-314 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1068 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
121 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3421 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-1640 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
20.8

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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 Jul 26, 1:24 PM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 1:24 PM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 2:41 PM MDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
341 PM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-272045-
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-
341 PM CDT Sat Jul 26 2025 /241 PM MDT Sat Jul 26 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible into this evening across
portions of western Nebraska. These storms may pose a risk for
damaging wind gusts near and west of Highway 83.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Dangerously hot and humid conditions are expected across much of
western and north central Nebraska both Sunday and Monday afternoon.
An Extreme Heat Warning and Heat Advisory is in effect for portions
of western and north central Nebraska both days, where heat index
values from around 100 to in excess of 105 are expected.

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Monday
afternoon and evening, primarily across north central Nebraska.

Thunderstorms chances increase Tuesday night through Thursday night.
Heavy rainfall will be the main concern.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:46 PM MDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
346 PM MDT Sat Jul 26 2025

NEZ004-262230-
Sheridan NE-
346 PM MDT Sat Jul 26 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY
THROUGH 430 PM MDT...

At 346 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hay Springs, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hay Springs, Intersection of Beaver Creek Road and White Clay Creek
Road, Intersection of Highway 87 and Craven Creek Road, Intersection
of Highway 87 and Larabee Road, Mount Maria, and Metcalf State
Wildlife Management Area.

This includes Highway 20 between mile markers 74 and 79.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4300 10252 4300 10245 4291 10217 4264 10277
      4277 10278 4278 10277 4278 10279 4280 10279
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 237DEG 29KT 4278 10266

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 1:39 AM MDTExtreme Heat WatchLBFBoyd, Garfield, Holt, Wheeler11 hr
Jul 26, 1:39 AM MDTExtreme Heat WatchLBFBoyd, Garfield, Holt, Wheeler11 hr
Jul 26, 4:32 AM MDTDense Fog AdvisoryLBFFrontier, Lincoln4 hr
Jul 26, 12:32 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryLBFBlaine, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Custer, Frontier and 10 more30 hr
Jul 26, 12:32 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryLBFBlaine, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Custer, Frontier and 11 more54 hr
Jul 26, 12:32 PM MDTExtreme Heat WarningLBFBoyd, Garfield, Holt, Wheeler30 hr
Jul 26, 12:32 PM MDTExtreme Heat WarningLBFBoyd, Garfield, Holt, Wheeler54 hr
Jul 26, 3:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan44 min
Jul 26, 4:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden, Sheridan44 min
Jul 26, 4:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan46 min
Jul 26, 5:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel39 min
Jul 26, 5:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden, Sheridan47 min
Jul 26, 5:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan46 min
Jul 26, 5:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Garden, Grant, Sheridan46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.