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Tornado Warning 8, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Aug 12, 2026, 8:52 PM MDT for Grant County, Nebraska. It was in force for 23 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
- Aug 12, 2026, 8:52 PM MDT (02:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2026, 9:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Grant County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 6:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 2200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1734 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted.
664
WFUS53 KLBF 130252
TORLBF
NEC075-130330-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0008.260813T0252Z-260813T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
852 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Grant County in west central Nebraska...
* Until 930 PM MDT.
* At 852 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles southwest of Hyannis, or 21 miles northwest of
Arthur, moving northeast at 25 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...
Hyannis around 920 PM MDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Pratt
Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 2 between mile markers 141 and 147.
Highway 61 between mile markers 144 and 160.
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 4178 10186 4184 10197 4206 10182 4188 10156
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 230DEG 20KT 4185 10189
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Richie2 follow-up statements
125
WWUS53 KLBF 130307
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
907 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026
NEC075-130330-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260813T0330Z/
Grant NE-
907 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
GRANT COUNTY...
At 907 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hyannis, or 23 miles north of Arthur, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Grant County, including the following locations... Pratt
Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 2 between mile markers 146 and 147.
Highway 61 between mile markers 146 and 160.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4182 10173 4189 10187 4202 10176 4188 10156
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 242DEG 28KT 4191 10173
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Richie085 WWUS53 KLBF 130315 SVSLBF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 915 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026 NEC075-130325- /O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260813T0330Z/ Grant NE- 915 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL GRANT 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM MDT for west central Nebraska. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for central Grant County! LAT...LON 4182 10173 4189 10187 4202 10176 4188 10156 TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 230DEG 20KT 4194 10168 $$ Richie
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 6:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 65 min |
| Aug 12, 6:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Deuel | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Garden, Sheridan | 62 min |
| Aug 12, 7:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Chase, Deuel, Perkins | 44 min |
| Aug 12, 7:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 48 min |
| Aug 12, 7:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garden | 40 min |
| Aug 12, 7:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Garden, Grant, Sheridan | 49 min |
| Aug 12, 8:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Cherry, Garden, Grant, Hooker | 63 min |
| Aug 12, 8:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 49 min |
| Aug 12, 9:20 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 14 min |
| Aug 12, 9:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant, Hooker | 63 min |
| Aug 12, 10:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Thomas | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 10:32 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 11:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 45 min |
| Aug 12, 11:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Thomas | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 11:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 50 min |
| Aug 12, 11:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 46 min |
| Aug 12, 11:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 19 min |
| Aug 13, 12:13 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Brown, Garfield, Rock | 47 min |
| Aug 13, 12:53 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Custer | 4 hr |
| Aug 13, 12:58 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt, Wheeler | 35 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.