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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 372, NWS North Platte, NE
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 6:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 48 min |
| Aug 20, 6:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 44 min |
| Aug 20, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 49 min |
| Aug 20, 7:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt | 39 min |
| Aug 20, 7:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Gosper | 34 min |
| Aug 20, 7:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 40 min |
| Aug 21, 3:15 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Blaine | 45 min |
| Aug 21, 4:00 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 45 min |
| Aug 21, 5:07 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Loup | 53 min |
| Aug 21, 5:35 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Loup | 40 min |
| Aug 21, 5:51 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 39 min |
| Aug 21, 5:56 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt | 49 min |
| Aug 21, 6:54 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Grant, Hooker | 51 min |
| Aug 21, 7:02 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Wheeler | 43 min |
| Aug 21, 8:26 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Logan, Perkins | 49 min |
| Aug 21, 10:53 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Antelope | 37 min |
| Aug 21, 12:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier | 62 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.