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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 127, NWS North Platte, NE

June 24, 2026Keith County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2026, 5:57 PM MDT for Keith County, Nebraska. It was in force for 48 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: Jun 24, 2026, 5:57 PM MDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2026, 6:45 PM MDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Keith County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jun 24, 2:34 PM MDT, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 2:34 PM MDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 2:36 PM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
336 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-252045-
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-
336 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 /236 PM MDT Wed Jun 24 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon and
evening across western Nebraska with large hail and damaging wind
gusts as the primary concerns. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy
rainfall leading to localized flooding.

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

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to last throughout the day,
bringing a risk for heavy rainfall across the region.

Additional showers and thunderstorms are possible on Friday though
the severe threat remains uncertain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 5:27 PM MDT, 30 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
527 PM MDT Wed Jun 24 2026

NEZ057-250015-
Keith NE-
527 PM MDT Wed Jun 24 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL KEITH COUNTY THROUGH 615
PM MDT...

At 527 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ogallala, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Ogallala, Brule, Keystone, Roscoe, Kingsley Dam, Nevens, Broganville,
and Lake View Campground.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 61 between mile markers 84 and 102.
 Highway 92 between mile markers 133 and 138.
 Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 119 and 141.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4109 10191 4127 10190 4130 10142 4104 10144
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 272DEG 23KT 4118 10181

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Taylor

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 5:53 PM MDT, 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
553 PM MDT Wed Jun 24 2026

NEZ057-250045-
Keith NE-
553 PM MDT Wed Jun 24 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN KEITH COUNTY
THROUGH 645 PM MDT...

At 553 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southwest of Lemoyne, or 13 miles northeast of Big Springs,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Ogallala, Lemoyne, Eagle Gulch Campground, and Lake View Campground.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 61 between mile markers 89 and 90, and between mile markers
100 and 102.
 Highway 92 between mile markers 129 and 138.
 Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 121 and 125.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4119 10203 4130 10202 4128 10168 4106 10175
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 283DEG 24KT 4123 10194

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Taylor

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 10:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase, Keith, Perkins	38 min
Jun 23, 11:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	55 min
Jun 24, 5:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keith	48 min
Jun 24, 5:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keith	52 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.