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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 333, NWS North Platte, NE

August 16, 2026Cherry County, Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 2026, 9:46 PM MDT for Cherry County, Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 16, 2026, 9:46 PM MDT (03:46 UTC)
Expired: Aug 16, 2026, 10:30 PM MDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cherry County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

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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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 16, 7:42 PM MDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
842 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026

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

0837 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     13 SSE Johnstown        42.40N 100.00W
08/16/2026  M66 MPH          Brown              NE   Mesonet

&&

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Local storm report, Aug 16, 7:46 PM MDT, 2 hours before

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Local storm report, Aug 16, 7:49 PM MDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
849 PM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026

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

0837 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     12 NW Brownlee          42.40N 100.82W
08/16/2026  M66 MPH          Cherry             NE   Mesonet

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Local storm report, Aug 16, 8:52 PM MDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 8:53 PM MDT, 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
853 PM MDT Sun Aug 16 2026

NEZ004-094-170345-
Sheridan NE-Western Cherry NE-
853 PM MDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN CHERRY AND NORTHEASTERN
SHERIDAN COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM MDT...

At 853 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wakpamni to near White Clay. Movement was
southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Gordon, Rushville, White Clay, Clinton, Intersection of Highway 87
and Craven Creek Road, Lone Butte, Intersection of Highway 87 and
Larabee Road, Mount Maria, Intersection of Highway 20 and Irwin Road,
Shell Lake State Wildlife Management Area, Bayonne, Intersection of
Highway 27 and Mills Road, Pine Ridge, and Hoover Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 90 and 121.
 Highway 250 between mile markers 44 and 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4300 10212 4280 10187 4265 10246 4300 10268
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 313DEG 34KT 4302 10224 4294 10255

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

NWS LBF

Local storm report, Aug 16, 8:59 PM MDT, 47 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
Aug 16, 6:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	42 min
Aug 16, 7:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	42 min
Aug 16, 7:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Thomas	49 min
Aug 16, 8:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	53 min
Aug 16, 8:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	52 min
Aug 16, 8:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	50 min
Aug 16, 8:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LBF	Cherry	47 min
Aug 16, 9:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Sheridan	48 min
Aug 16, 9:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry	50 min
Aug 16, 10:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	44 min
Aug 16, 10:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Sheridan	44 min
Aug 16, 10:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	41 min
Aug 16, 10:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	48 min
Aug 16, 10:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	47 min
Aug 16, 11:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	51 min
Aug 16, 11:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Hooker	48 min
Aug 17, 4:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garden	31 min
Aug 17, 5:06 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Deuel, Garden	39 min
Aug 17, 5:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	49 min
Aug 17, 5:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keith	30 min
Aug 17, 5:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Loup	27 min
Aug 17, 5:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Garden, Sheridan	52 min
Aug 17, 5:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Holt	50 min
Aug 17, 5:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Perkins	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.