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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2025, 3:37 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2025, 3:37 PM MDT (21:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2025, 4:03 PM MDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Cherry County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 330 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1952 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
892
WUUS53 KLBF 092137
SVRLBF
NEC031-092215-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0310.250809T2137Z-250809T2215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
437 PM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Cherry County in north central Nebraska...
* Until 515 PM CDT.
* At 437 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Merriman, or 21 miles southeast of Martin, moving northeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Cody, Cody Lake, and Eli.
This includes Highway 20 between mile markers 137 and 165.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4278 10152 4292 10168 4300 10157 4300 10094
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 230DEG 23KT 4290 10152
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
CLB2 follow-up statements
123
WWUS53 KLBF 092145
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
445 PM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025
NEC031-092215-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-250809T2215Z/
Cherry NE-
445 PM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY...
At 444 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles east of
Merriman, or 20 miles southeast of Martin, moving northeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Cody, Cody Lake, and Eli.
This includes Highway 20 between mile markers 137 and 165.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4278 10152 4292 10168 4300 10157 4300 10094
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 226DEG 22KT 4293 10148
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
CLB404 WWUS53 KLBF 092203 SVSLBF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 503 PM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025 NEC031-092213- /O.CAN.KLBF.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-250809T2215Z/ Cherry NE- 503 PM CDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service North Platte. LAT...LON 4278 10152 4292 10168 4300 10157 4300 10094 TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 230DEG 23KT 4301 10135 $$ CLB
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garden | 43 min |
| Aug 9, 2:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 2:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 3:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 55 min |
| Aug 9, 3:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 43 min |
| Aug 9, 3:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 65 min |
| Aug 9, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry, Rock | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 5:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Blaine | 27 min |
| Aug 9, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Blaine | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 5:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown | 29 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.