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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS North Platte, NE

August 12, 20264 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2026, 7:56 PM MDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Aug 12, 2026, 7:56 PM MDT (01:56 UTC)
Expired: Aug 12, 2026, 8:45 PM MDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Cherry County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 12, 7:59 PM MDT	TSTM WND GST 58	3 Ne Lakeside, NE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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
Aug 12, 6:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 171 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: 2200 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -113 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1734 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 2.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

578 
WUUS53 KLBF 130156
SVRLBF
NEC031-069-075-161-130245-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0310.260813T0156Z-260813T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
756 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Cherry County in north central Nebraska...
  Northwestern Grant County in west central Nebraska...
  Northern Garden County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
  Southeastern Sheridan County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...

* Until 845 PM MDT.

* At 755 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ellsworth, or
  28 miles east of Alliance, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Mesonet observed gusts of 67 mph.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Ellsworth, Ashby, Watson Lake, Bingham, Dipping Vat Meadow,
  Dominick Lake, Finnegan Lake, and Kennedy Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 250 between mile markers 1 and 4.
 Highway 2 between mile markers 111 and 139.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4204 10243 4224 10240 4227 10181 4190 10192
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 274DEG 27KT 4212 10231 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

Richie

2 follow-up statements

496 
WWUS53 KLBF 130209
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
809 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026

NEC031-069-075-161-130245-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-260813T0245Z/
Cherry NE-Grant NE-Garden NE-Sheridan NE-
809 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY...NORTHWESTERN GRANT...NORTHERN GARDEN AND
SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES...

At 809 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of
Ellsworth, or 36 miles east of Alliance, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Ellsworth, Ashby, Watson Lake, Bingham, Dipping Vat Meadow, Dominick
Lake, Finnegan Lake, and Kennedy Lake.

This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 115 and 139.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4202 10236 4224 10234 4227 10181 4190 10192
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 274DEG 27KT 4211 10217 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Richie

295 
WWUS53 KLBF 130232
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
832 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026

NEC031-069-075-161-130245-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-260813T0245Z/
Cherry NE-Grant NE-Garden NE-Sheridan NE-
832 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY...NORTHWESTERN GRANT...NORTHERN GARDEN AND
SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES...

At 832 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ashby, or 39
miles northwest of Arthur, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Ashby, Dominick Lake, Finnegan Lake, Watson Lake, and Bingham.

This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 121 and 139.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4199 10225 4225 10215 4218 10184 4190 10192
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 286DEG 29KT 4209 10204 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Richie

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 12, 6:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Sheridan	39 min
Aug 12, 6:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Sheridan	65 min
Aug 12, 6:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Deuel	47 min
Aug 12, 6:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry, Garden, Sheridan	62 min
Aug 12, 7:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Chase, Deuel, Perkins	44 min
Aug 12, 7:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	48 min
Aug 12, 7:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garden	40 min
Aug 12, 8:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur, Cherry, Garden, Grant, Hooker	63 min
Aug 12, 8:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	49 min
Aug 12, 8:52 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Grant	23 min
Aug 12, 9:20 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Cherry	14 min
Aug 12, 9:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry, Grant, Hooker	63 min
Aug 12, 10:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Thomas	39 min
Aug 12, 10:32 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Lincoln	3 hr
Aug 12, 10:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	52 min
Aug 12, 11:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Custer	45 min
Aug 12, 11:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Thomas	39 min
Aug 12, 11:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer	50 min
Aug 12, 11:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LBF	Custer	46 min
Aug 12, 11:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Custer	19 min
Aug 13, 12:13 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Brown, Garfield, Rock	47 min
Aug 13, 12:53 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Custer	4 hr
Aug 13, 12:58 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Garfield, Holt, Wheeler	35 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.