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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS North Platte, NE

June 8, 2026Frontier County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2026, 2:53 PM CDT for Frontier County, Nebraska. It was in force for 33 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: Jun 8, 2026, 2:53 PM CDT (19:53 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2026, 3:26 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Frontier County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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 Jun 8, 1:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 1:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 11:20 AM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1120 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-091630-
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-
1120 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026 /1020 AM MDT Mon Jun 8 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms, a few strong, will persist across portions
of southwest and central Nebraska this afternoon. Late this
afternoon and evening, another round of thunderstorms will develop
in the panhandle and northeast Colorado and move east. At this time,
the main concerns are damaging wind gusts and large hail, though a
tornado cannot be ruled out.

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

Hot weather is expected, especially on Tuesday, with highs in the
upper 90s. High humidity along and to the east of Highway 83 could
push heat index values to near 105 degrees.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop Tuesday afternoon.
Most likely area for initiation will be near a dryline. This dryline
should be located in the vicinity of Highway 61, or from around
Imperial to Ogallala to Merriman. Damaging wind and large hail will
be the main concerns as the storms track eastward toward central and
north central Nebraska early Tuesday evening.

Near critical to critical fire weather concerns will be possible
both Tuesday and Wednesday, generally for areas along and west of
Highway 61 Tuesday and west of Highway 83 Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:16 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
216 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026

NEZ059-071-082000-
Frontier NE-Lincoln NE-
216 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FRONTIER AND
SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM CDT...

At 216 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Curtis, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Curtis and Moorefield.

This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 43 and 44.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4052 10053 4059 10064 4081 10047 4067 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 221DEG 24KT 4060 10053

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Jacobs

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 7:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garden	82 min
Jun 7, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Garden, Sheridan	45 min
Jun 7, 8:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Arthur, Garden, Grant	50 min
Jun 7, 10:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Garden	63 min
Jun 8, 12:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garden, Grant, Hooker, Sheridan	46 min
Jun 8, 2:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garden	52 min
Jun 8, 3:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Perkins	50 min
Jun 8, 3:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Keith, Perkins	50 min
Jun 8, 3:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Arthur, Garden	42 min
Jun 8, 4:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Perkins	47 min
Jun 8, 4:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Arthur	41 min
Jun 8, 5:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	49 min
Jun 8, 5:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keith	44 min
Jun 8, 6:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Logan	38 min
Jun 8, 6:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Perkins	48 min
Jun 8, 7:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	49 min
Jun 8, 10:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Custer	44 min
Jun 8, 11:43 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	LBF	Arthur, Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Keith and 1 more	33 hr
Jun 8, 11:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase, Perkins	41 min
Jun 8, 2:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Frontier	44 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.