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Tornado Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2026, 8:13 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 22 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
- Jun 4, 2026, 8:13 PM MDT (02:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2026, 8:35 PM MDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Cherry County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 184 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 614 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -179 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1264 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
599
WFUS53 KLBF 050213
TORLBF
NEC031-050300-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0002.260605T0213Z-260605T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
913 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Cherry County in north central Nebraska...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 913 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles west of Medicine Lake, or 28 miles east of
Gordon, moving east at 35 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Medicine Lake around 825 PM MDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Highway 61 Crossing The Niobrara River, Indian Hill, and Intersection
of Highway 61 and Shadbolt Road.
This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 206 and 218.
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 4265 10177 4282 10174 4282 10132 4258 10135
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 273DEG 31KT 4274 10165
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Buttler2 follow-up statements
640
WWUS53 KLBF 050225
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
925 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026
NEC031-050300-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260605T0300Z/
Cherry NE-
925 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY...
At 924 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Medicine Lake, or 32 miles south of Martin, moving
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Medicine Lake around 830 PM MDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Highway 61 Crossing The Niobrara River, Indian Hill, and Intersection
of Highway 61 and Shadbolt Road.
This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 206 and 218.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4265 10177 4282 10174 4282 10132 4258 10135
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 274DEG 31KT 4273 10152
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Buttler493 WWUS53 KLBF 050235 SVSLBF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 935 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 NEC031-050244- /O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260605T0300Z/ Cherry NE- 935 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However, gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for northwestern Cherry county until 10 PM CDT. LAT...LON 4265 10177 4282 10174 4282 10132 4258 10135 TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 273DEG 31KT 4273 10140 $$ Buttler
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 7:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 67 min |
| Jun 4, 8:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 9:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 9:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 1:54 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 12:34 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | Arthur, Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Keith and 1 more | 13 hr |
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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.