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Tornado Warning 12, NWS North Platte, NE

September 7, 2026Boyd County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Sep 7, 2026, 7:37 PM CDT for Boyd County, Nebraska. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 7, 2026, 7:37 PM CDT (00:37 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2026, 7:57 PM CDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
1.0 in

County Boyd County, NE

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 222 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2026-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 397 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2026-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 211 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
397 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-311 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
920 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
260 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

140 
WFUS53 KLBF 080037
TORLBF
NEC015-080115-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0012.260908T0037Z-260908T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
737 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Boyd County in north central Nebraska...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 736 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Gross, or 8
  miles northeast of Spencer, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  central Boyd County, including the following locations... Parshall
  Bridge State Wildlife Management Area, Hull Lake State Wildlife
  Management Area, and Anoka.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 281 between mile markers 210 and 223.
 Highway 12 between mile markers 111 and 129.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4296 9848 4293 9844 4293 9841 4290 9835
      4281 9874 4283 9875 4283 9881 4285 9887
      4295 9894 4300 9884 4300 9850
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 242DEG 20KT 4292 9854 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

CLB
2 follow-up statements
143 
WWUS53 KLBF 080047
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
747 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

NEC015-080115-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260908T0115Z/
Boyd NE-
747 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
BOYD COUNTY...

At 745 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located 2 miles east of Gross, or 7 miles south of Pickstown, 
moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Spencer, Butte, Gross, Anoka, Parshall Bridge State Wildlife
Management Area, and Hull Lake State Wildlife Management Area.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 281 between mile markers 210 and 223.
 Highway 12 between mile markers 111 and 129.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4296 9848 4293 9844 4293 9841 4290 9835
      4281 9874 4283 9875 4283 9881 4285 9887
      4295 9894 4300 9884 4300 9850
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 237DEG 25KT 4295 9851 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

CLB
901 
WWUS53 KLBF 080057
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
757 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

NEC015-080106-
/O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260908T0115Z/
Boyd NE-
757 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BOYD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However, heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 4296 9848 4293 9844 4293 9841 4290 9835
      4281 9874 4283 9875 4283 9881 4285 9887
      4295 9894 4300 9884 4300 9850
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 242DEG 20KT 4298 9843 

$$

CLB

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Sep 7, 5:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Scattered thunderstorms are expected tonight, locally heavy rainfall and a few briefly severe storms will be possible. Drier weather is expected behind a cold front Tuesday.
  • Cooler temperatures Wednesday will quickly give way to above normal highs by the end of the week with increasing precipitation chances for the weekend.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 5:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
557 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Scattered thunderstorms are expected tonight, locally heavy
  rainfall and a few briefly severe storms will be possible.
  Drier weather is expected behind a cold front Tuesday.

- Cooler temperatures Wednesday will quickly give way to above
  normal highs by the end of the week with increasing
  precipitation chances for the weekend.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 402 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Upper level ridging will remain anchored across the southern plains
through Tuesday night. Meanwhile a potent upper level low will be
crossing southern Canada with upper troughing extending southward
northern Plains. A slow moving cold front associated with the
northern plains troughing is slowly moving southeastward across
western Nebraska this afternoon. The front by early this evening
should be located from near Ainsworth to North Platte. Moisture is
pooling ahead of the front with the latest 18Z sounding at North
Platte near 1.5". As far as the expected scenario: isolated to
widely scattered thunderstorms could develop along the front during
the late afternoon hours. The more probable solution would be for
storms to form near and just to the north of the front this evening
on the nose of s strong southerly low-level jet. This could sustain
several hours of at least scattered thunderstorm activity before the
low-level jet begins to veer to the southwest and the front
progresses southeast of the area late tonight. Expected hazards: locally
heavy rainfall will be of concern due to the high moisture content
in the atmosphere. As far as the severe potential, overall shear
and instability would support some storm organization and there
is at least some potential for a few briefly severe storms with
hail and strong gusty winds.

The front will sink south of the area tomorrow (Tuesday)...with the
convective potential shifting south and east of the area. Humidity
does get quite low behind the front Tuesday afternoon across
northwest Nebraska, but winds are decreasing during this time which
should keep any fire weather concerns in check.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Issued at 402 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Upper flow will become generally zonal by midweek across most of
CONUS. The departing frontal boundary from Monday/Tuesday will not
only bring a slight cooldown, with highs forecasted to be in the low
to mid 80s across the region but will also prevent the northward
expansion of richer low-level moisture for the next few days. This
will coincide with high pressure settling into the region,
precluding any high chances for measureable precipitation during
this time frame. A break from the zonal flow in way of an upper
level ridge is forecasted to trek across the northern Plains
Thursday/Friday. This ridge is expected to further build upon
the high pressure that is settled into the region and bringing
daytime highs up to mid to upper 80s Thursday and the upper 80s
to low 90s Friday. Additionally, dry air is expected to creep in
from the west with humidity dropping to the low to mid teens
along and west of HWY 61. This area of low humidity will have
some overlap with breezy winds of 15 to 20 mph gusting up to
near 30 mph out of the southwest Thursday, then out of the
northwest Friday to highlight at least the potential for
elevated fire weather conditions, especially with a lot of areas
still being in D2 drought.

Moving into the weekend, deep troughing will move onshore into the
Pacific Northwest sometime early Saturday. This feature will
continue to dig southward and move across the Rockies into the
northern/central Plains through the weekend. In the lead up to this,
weak southwesterly flow will establish itself across Nebraska. This
will allow for better moisture transport to again reach our neck of
the woods. HREF guidance has forecasted PWATs of a range of 1.0 to
1.25 inches which would put us near the 95th percentile with other
models pushing that percentile to near 140% above normal. This would
suggest the potential for a greater rain potential to go along with
a cooldown. While high PWATs are forecasted, guidance has still been
a bit bullish on total accumulations during this period, maintaining
only a 30 to 50 percent chance of the region seeing at least 0.10"
of rainfall each day Saturday through early Monday morning. The
higher end percent of this is located on the east side of our CWA
from HWY 83 and east.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 556 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

There will be a threat for thunderstorms at the KLBF terminal
from 00z to 06z this evening. Will handle this with a VCTS group
through 02z with a tempo group from 02z to 06z this evening.
Skies will remain mostly cloudy overnight into Tuesday morning
with ceilings ranging from 10000 to 20000 FT AGL. Expect
clearing skies there after. For the KLBF terminal: Expect mainly
broken ceilings around 20000 FT AGL to persist through early
Tuesday morning. Ceilings will then increase to 25000 FT AGL
remaining broken through Tuesday afternoon.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

SHORT TERM...MRS
LONG TERM...NMJ
AVIATION...Buttler
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 4:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
421 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-082130-
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-
421 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026 /321 PM MDT Mon Sep 7 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms will become likely this evening along a frontal
boundary stretching from north central through southwest Nebraska.
A few storms may be breifly strong to severe with large hail and
strong, gusty winds. Locally heavy rainfall will also be possible.

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

A few thunderstorms are possible Tuesday along the frontal boundary,
with the focus mostly east of the area.

Warmer temperatures and breezy conditions may lead to increased fire
weather concerns later this week with the greatest concern being
Thursday and Friday for areas west of Highway 83.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

Taylor

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 7, 4:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
459 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

NEZ059-070-071-072245-
Frontier NE-Hayes NE-Lincoln NE-
459 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN FRONTIER...SOUTHERN
LINCOLN AND SOUTHEASTERN HAYES COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CDT...

At 459 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles north of Culbertson, or 14 miles southeast of Hayes Center,
moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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, Stockville, Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation Area,
Maywood, Quick, Bluegill Haven Campground, Willow View Campground,
Freedom, Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area, and Dancing Leaf
Earth Lodge.

This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 27 and 54.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4037 10102 4079 10066 4041 10017 4035 10045
      4035 10098
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 233DEG 26KT 4038 10081

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

CLB
Local storm report, Sep 7, 6:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
617 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

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

0609 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     6 W Butte               42.93N 98.97W
09/07/2026  M64 MPH          Boyd               NE   Mesonet

            Ambient weather station.

&&

MRS
Local storm report, Sep 7, 6:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
622 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

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

0610 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     6 W Butte               42.93N 98.97W
09/07/2026  M71 MPH          Boyd               NE   Mesonet

            Ambient Weather Station.

&&

MRS
Local storm report, Sep 7, 6:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
636 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

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

0627 PM     Hail             6 WSW Butte             42.87N 98.95W
09/07/2026  E1.00 Inch       Holt               NE   Public

            mostly peas but a couple of quarters. Time
            estimated from radar.

&&

MRS
Local storm report, Sep 7, 6:57 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
657 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

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

0645 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 ENE Butte             42.92N 98.82W
09/07/2026  E60 MPH          Boyd               NE   Public

            50 to 60 mph wind gusts along with nickel
            sized hail.

&&

MRS
Local storm report, Sep 7, 7:12 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
712 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2026

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

0700 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 WSW Gross             42.93N 98.63W
09/07/2026  E60 MPH          Boyd               NE   Trained Spotter

            Estimated 50 to 60 mph.

&&

MRS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 8:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFBoyd3 hr
Sep 8, 1:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFBoyd, Keya Paha3 hr
Sep 8, 9:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln50 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.