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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 335, NWS North Platte, NE

August 17, 2026Deuel County, Garden County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2026, 5:06 PM MDT for Deuel County, Garden County, Nebraska. It was in force for 39 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 17, 2026, 5:06 PM MDT (23:06 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2026, 5:45 PM MDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE

The radar

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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
Aug 17, 4:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 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 17, 3:10 PM MDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 3:10 PM MDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 3:06 PM MDT, 2 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
406 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-182115-
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-
406 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026 /306 PM MDT Mon Aug 17 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north
central Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible across the area this evening
and tonight. A few storms could be strong to severe, especially east
of Highway 61. Damaging winds, large to very large hail, and locally
heavy rainfall look to be the primary threats. An isolated tornado
cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Thunderstorms chances continue into midweek across western and north
central Nebraska. Locally heavy rainfall will remain a possibility
each day. Storms could also be strong to severe through Wednesday as
well, with large hail and damaging winds as the primary threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 17, 4:29 PM MDT, 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 16, 6:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry42 min
Aug 16, 7:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry42 min
Aug 16, 7:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCherry, Thomas49 min
Aug 16, 8:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry53 min
Aug 16, 8:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan52 min
Aug 16, 8:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry50 min
Aug 16, 8:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLBFCherry47 min
Aug 16, 9:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan48 min
Aug 16, 9:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCherry50 min
Aug 16, 9:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan44 min
Aug 16, 10:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan44 min
Aug 16, 10:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan44 min
Aug 16, 10:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry41 min
Aug 16, 10:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan48 min
Aug 16, 10:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan47 min
Aug 16, 11:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry51 min
Aug 16, 11:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker48 min
Aug 17, 4:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden31 min
Aug 17, 5:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan49 min
Aug 17, 5:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith30 min
Aug 17, 5:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLoup27 min
Aug 17, 5:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden, Sheridan52 min
Aug 17, 5:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt50 min
Aug 17, 5:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFPerkins35 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.