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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS North Platte, NE

June 28, 2026Boyd County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2026, 1:39 AM CDT for Boyd County, Nebraska. It was in force for 36 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, 1:39 AM CDT (06:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2026, 2:15 AM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Boyd County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:39 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 27, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 248 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2026-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3991 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2026-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 12:06 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 11:17 AM CDT, 14 hours 22 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, 11:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 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.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFSheridan67 min
Jun 27, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan46 min
Jun 27, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan52 min
Jun 27, 8:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan40 min
Jun 27, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry50 min
Jun 27, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCherry, Sheridan48 min
Jun 27, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan39 min
Jun 27, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan49 min
Jun 27, 10:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLBFCherry42 min
Jun 27, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCherry, Keya Paha50 min
Jun 27, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry46 min
Jun 27, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeya Paha39 min
Jun 28, 12:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry41 min
Jun 28, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Keya Paha49 min
Jun 28, 12:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFCherry92 min
Jun 28, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFBoyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock44 min
Jun 28, 1:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry47 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.