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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 303, NWS North Platte, NE

August 12, 20265 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2026, 2:35 AM CDT for 5 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 40 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: Aug 12, 2026, 2:35 AM CDT (07:35 UTC)
Expired: Aug 12, 2026, 3:15 AM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Boyd County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Holt County, NE, Loup County, NE, Rock County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:34 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
Aug 11, 10:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 12, 2:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

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 Aug 11, 6:35 PM CDT, 8 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 6:35 PM CDT, 8 hours 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
Aug 11, 7:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Perkins	49 min
Aug 11, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Sheridan	62 min
Aug 11, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Logan	43 min
Aug 11, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Sheridan	47 min
Aug 11, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Sheridan	51 min
Aug 11, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	47 min
Aug 12, 12:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Keya Paha	52 min
Aug 12, 12:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry	28 min
Aug 12, 12:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LBF	Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock	52 min
Aug 12, 1:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry	43 min
Aug 12, 1:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Boyd, Brown, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock	38 min
Aug 12, 1:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Boyd, Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock	46 min
Aug 12, 2:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Garfield, Holt, Wheeler	51 min
Aug 12, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Sheridan	61 min

Nearby

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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.