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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 416, NWS North Platte, NE

August 27, 2026Keith County, Perkins County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2026, 10:10 PM MDT for Keith County, Perkins County, Nebraska. It was in force for 50 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 27, 2026, 10:10 PM MDT (04:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2026, 11:00 PM MDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Keith County, NE, Perkins 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 27, 2:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 27, 8:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
950 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

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

0934 PM     Hail             3 WSW Kingsley Dam      41.20N 101.72W
08/27/2026  M1.00 Inch       Keith              NE   Public

            A lot of dimes with a couple of quarters.
            Time estimated from radar.

&&

MRS
Local storm report, Aug 27, 8:56 PM MDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
956 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

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

0924 PM     Hail             3 ESE Lemoyne           41.26N 101.75W
08/27/2026  E1.00 Inch       Keith              NE   Public

            Social media photo. Time estimated from
            radar.

&&

MRS
Local storm report, Aug 27, 8:58 PM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
958 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

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

0805 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     6 S Gandy               41.38N 100.44W
08/27/2026                   Lincoln            NE   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Outbuilding damaged/destroyed with parked
            semi trailers rolled. Time estimated from
            radar.

&&
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:58 PM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 27, 9:48 PM MDT, 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1048 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

NEZ057>059-280430-
Perkins NE-Lincoln NE-Keith NE-
1048 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN PERKINS...
SOUTHEASTERN KEITH AND WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM
CDT/1030 PM MDT/...

At 1048 PM CDT/948 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near Paxton, or 14 miles east of Ogallala, moving
southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size 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...
Paxton, Wallace, and Grainton.

This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 135 and
146.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT/1100
PM MDT/ for southwestern Nebraska.

&&

LAT...LON 4110 10158 4119 10146 4092 10101 4073 10128
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 317DEG 19KT 4108 10145

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

NMJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 6:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFArthur, Grant, Hooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas64 min
Aug 27, 6:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCuster, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson62 min
Aug 27, 6:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLBFCuster, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson40 min
Aug 27, 7:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFArthur, Keith58 min
Aug 27, 7:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Keith, McPherson36 min
Aug 27, 7:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLBFCuster, Lincoln41 min
Aug 27, 7:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFArthur38 min
Aug 27, 7:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Keith47 min
Aug 27, 7:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith43 min
Aug 27, 7:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFPerkins35 min
Aug 27, 7:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFFrontier, Hayes, Lincoln65 min
Aug 27, 7:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFLincoln3 hr
Aug 27, 8:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Perkins52 min
Aug 27, 8:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes52 min
Aug 27, 8:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier47 min
Aug 27, 9:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln26 min
Aug 27, 9:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFPerkins42 min
Aug 27, 9:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Perkins23 min
Aug 27, 10:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFPerkins49 min
Aug 27, 11:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFKeith, Perkins3 hr
Aug 27, 11:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFPerkins48 min
Aug 28, 5:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan57 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.