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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 372, NWS North Platte, NE

August 21, 2026Cherry County, Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2026, 6:05 AM MDT for Cherry County, Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 55 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 21, 2026, 6:05 AM MDT (12:05 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2026, 7:00 AM MDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cherry County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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.

NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 20, 5:15 PM MDT, 12 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 5:15 PM MDT, 12 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 20, 2:07 PM MDT, 15 hours 58 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
307 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-212015-
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-
307 PM CDT Thu Aug 20 2026 /207 PM MDT Thu Aug 20 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms remain possible through
this evening, mainly for areas along and east of Highway 83 and north
of Highway 2. Any storms that form will pose a risk for large to
very large hail, damaging winds, and locally heavy rainfall.

Renewed thunderstorm development is possible in the predawn hours
Friday, mainly for portions of central Nebraska. Should activity
develop, a few could be strong to severe with large hail, damaging
winds, and locally heavy rainfall the main concerns.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms chances return Friday
afternoon/evening across western and north central Nebraska.
Confidence in precise evolution of the thunderstorm threat is limited
as morning activity may hamper the afternoon environment. Should
the environment recover and storms develop, strong to severe storms
will again be possible with large to very large hail and damaging
winds the primary threats. The main area of concern is generally
east of Highway 61. Continue to monitor later forecasts for up to
date thinking on the concern.

Thunderstorms will continue to be possible daily from Saturday
through Wednesday. At this time, the severe threat is uncertain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 6:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster48 min
Aug 20, 6:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster44 min
Aug 20, 6:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt49 min
Aug 20, 7:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt39 min
Aug 20, 7:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGosper34 min
Aug 20, 7:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier40 min
Aug 21, 3:15 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBlaine45 min
Aug 21, 4:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBlaine, Custer45 min
Aug 21, 5:07 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLoup53 min
Aug 21, 5:35 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Custer, Loup40 min
Aug 21, 5:51 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan39 min
Aug 21, 5:56 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt49 min
Aug 21, 6:54 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGrant, Hooker51 min
Aug 21, 7:02 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFWheeler43 min
Aug 21, 8:26 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith, Lincoln, Logan, Perkins49 min
Aug 21, 10:53 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFAntelope37 min
Aug 21, 12:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier62 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.