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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 158, NWS North Platte, NE

June 28, 20264 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2026, 1:01 AM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 44 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 28, 2026, 1:01 AM CDT (06:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2026, 1:45 AM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Boyd County, NE, Holt County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Rock County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:04 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
Jun 27, 11:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 207 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3991 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1368 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.2
Supercell composite: 19.0

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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 Jun 28, 12:06 AM CDT, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 12:06 AM CDT, 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 11:17 AM CDT, 13 hours 44 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1117 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-281630-
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-
1117 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026 /1017 AM MDT Sat Jun 27 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms are possible late this
afternoon and evening. Any storms that form would be capable of
producing large hail, damaging winds, and a tornado or two.

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

Additional thunderstorms are possible Sunday evening across north
central Nebraska, and Monday evening primarily north of Interstate
80. A few storms could be strong to severe both days, with large hail
and damaging winds as the primary hazards.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon and evening.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 27, 10:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1000 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

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

0958 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     21 S Merriman           42.62N 101.72W
06/27/2026  M60 MPH          Cherry             NE   Mesonet

            Nebraska Mesonet.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 27, 10:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1042 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

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

1032 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 SSW Cody              42.88N 101.27W
06/27/2026  M79 MPH          Cherry             NE   Mesonet

            Nebraska Mesonet.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 27, 11:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1103 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

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

1052 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     5 ESE Kilgore           42.92N 100.86W
06/27/2026  M52 MPH          Cherry             NE   Mesonet

            Nebraska Mesonet.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 27, 11:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1146 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

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

1137 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 ENE Sparks            42.96N 100.21W
06/27/2026  M58 MPH          Cherry             NE   Mesonet

            Nebraska Mesonet.

&&

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 12:38 AM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 28, 1:01 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 27, 7:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Sheridan	67 min
Jun 27, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Sheridan	46 min
Jun 27, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Sheridan	52 min
Jun 27, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry, Sheridan	40 min
Jun 27, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	50 min
Jun 27, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Sheridan	48 min
Jun 27, 9:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Sheridan	39 min
Jun 27, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry, Sheridan	49 min
Jun 27, 10:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LBF	Cherry	42 min
Jun 27, 11:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Keya Paha	50 min
Jun 27, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	46 min
Jun 27, 11:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Keya Paha	39 min
Jun 28, 12:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	41 min
Jun 28, 12:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Boyd, Keya Paha	49 min
Jun 28, 12:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Cherry	92 min
Jun 28, 1:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	47 min
Jun 28, 1:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Boyd	36 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.