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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 305, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2026, 5:29 PM MDT for Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 61 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, 5:29 PM MDT (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2026, 6:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Sheridan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 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 12, 2:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 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 12, 1:52 PM MDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 1:52 PM MDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 2:03 PM MDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 303 PM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-132015- 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- 303 PM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026 /203 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are again expected to develop late this afternoon into the early evening across western Nebraska and spread eastward later tonight.Primary threats include damaging winds and large to very large hail. In addition, locally heavy rainfall will be possible tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Additional chances for thunderstorms are expected Thursday through Sunday. The threat will transition to locally heavy rainfall during this period, however, a strong or severe storm cannot be ruled out. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 6:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Perkins | 49 min |
| Aug 11, 6:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 62 min |
| Aug 11, 6:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Logan | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 7:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 7:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 8:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 11:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Keya Paha | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 11:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 28 min |
| Aug 11, 11:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 12:02 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 43 min |
| Aug 12, 12:22 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Brown, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 38 min |
| Aug 12, 12:59 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 1:35 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock | 40 min |
| Aug 12, 1:39 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt, Wheeler | 51 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.