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Tornado Warning 7, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jul 3, 2026, 7:34 PM MDT for Cherry County, Grant County, Nebraska. It was in force for 41 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2026, 7:34 PM MDT (01:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2026, 8:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Cherry County, NE, Grant County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 7:57 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 3 E Hyannis, NE | Time estimated from radar. |
| Jul 3, 8:10 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 73 | 6 Ssw Whitman, NE | Personal Weather Station. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 1785 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KLBF 040134
TORLBF
NEC031-075-040215-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0007.260704T0134Z-260704T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
734 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2026
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Cherry County in north central Nebraska...
Northeastern Grant County in west central Nebraska...
* Until 815 PM MDT.
* At 734 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hyannis, or 35 miles north of Arthur, moving
southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
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...
Hyannis around 740 PM MDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Pratt
Lake and Duluth.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 2 between mile markers 140 and 163.
Highway 61 between mile markers 152 and 171.
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 4219 10170 4208 10142 4184 10158 4205 10195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 305DEG 24KT 4208 10176
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
JWS2 follow-up statements
463
WWUS53 KLBF 040143
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
743 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2026
NEC031-075-040215-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260704T0215Z/
Cherry NE-Grant NE-
743 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR SOUTHERN
CHERRY AND NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTIES...
At 742 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hyannis, or 32 miles north of Arthur, moving
southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Cherry and northeastern Grant Counties, including the
following locations... Pratt Lake and Duluth.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 2 between mile markers 140 and 163.
Highway 61 between mile markers 152 and 171.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4219 10170 4208 10142 4184 10158 4205 10195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 305DEG 24KT 4205 10170
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
JWS007
WWUS53 KLBF 040153
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
753 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2026
NEC031-075-040215-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260704T0215Z/
Cherry NE-Grant NE-
753 PM MDT Fri Jul 3 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR SOUTHERN
CHERRY AND NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTIES...
At 752 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hyannis, or 30 miles north of Arthur, moving
southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Cherry and northeastern Grant Counties, including the
following locations... Pratt Lake and Duluth.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 2 between mile markers 140 and 163.
Highway 61 between mile markers 152 and 171.
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 4219 10170 4208 10142 4184 10158 4205 10195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 313DEG 12KT 4202 10168
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
JWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 6:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 51 min |
| Jul 3, 6:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Garden | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 7:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Garden, Grant, Hooker, Sheridan | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 8:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Grant, Hooker | 51 min |
| Jul 3, 8:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant, Hooker | 50 min |
| Jul 3, 9:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Hooker | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 2:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keith | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 2:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln | 42 min |
| Jul 4, 3:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Hooker | 44 min |
| Jul 4, 3:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Cherry, Thomas | 42 min |
| Jul 4, 3:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hooker, Thomas | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 3:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Perkins | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 3:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Thomas | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 4:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garfield | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 4:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Logan, McPherson, Thomas | 42 min |
| Jul 4, 4:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 4:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 4:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Thomas | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 5:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Logan | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 5:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Logan | 43 min |
| Jul 4, 5:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 5:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Lincoln, Logan, Loup | 48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.