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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 351, NWS North Platte, NE

September 8, 2025Brown County, Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2025, 5:59 PM CDT for Brown County, Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. It was in force for 46 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
Sep 8, 2025, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 2025, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 294 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 2025-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 243 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 2025-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 263 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
243 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-446 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1008 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
263 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
349 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Sep 8, 2:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 2:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 8, 3:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
308 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-092015-
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-
308 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025 /208 PM MDT Mon Sep 8 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible this evening, mainly along and
east of Highway 83. Although the overall severe threat is low, a few
of the stronger storms could produce some small hail and strong
winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Elevated fire weather concerns are expected Tuesday afternoon for
areas west of Highway 83.

Thunderstorms chances return Wednesday through Saturday. The
potential for severe weather seems low at this time, but an isolated
strong or severe storm cannot be ruled out.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 8, 5:45 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
545 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025

NEZ005-024-025-094-082330-
Hooker NE-Eastern Cherry NE-Western Cherry NE-Thomas NE-
545 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY...
NORTHEASTERN HOOKER AND NORTHWESTERN THOMAS COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM
CDT/530 PM MDT/...

At 545 PM CDT/445 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 11 miles north of Mullen, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size 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...
Seneca, Giant Hill, Marsh Flat, Norway, and Kelso.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 2 between mile markers 188 and 204.
 Highway 97 between mile markers 71 and 87.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.

&&

LAT...LON 4222 10117 4233 10103 4207 10057 4187 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 313DEG 20KT 4222 10104

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker45 min
Sep 8, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFThomas39 min
Sep 8, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry52 min
Sep 8, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry48 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.