Alert archive / Nebraska / McPherson County
Weather alerts in McPherson County, Nebraska, 2026
171 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
McPherson County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 171
- Warnings
- 58
- Watches
- 38
- Advisories
- 12
- Busiest month
- August38 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 21, 20267 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 1 tornado warnings covering McPherson County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them.
McPherson County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 24 | 14 | 42% | 7 | 100% | 38 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS North Platte, NE: tornado warnings | 12 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 0% | |
| NWS North Platte, NE: severe thunderstorm warnings | 456 | 221 | 52% | 406 | 88% | 26 min |
| NWS North Platte, NE: flash flood warnings | 5 | 1 | 80% | 1 | 100% | 84 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2:01 AM CST | High Wind Watch | LBF | 33 hr |
| Jan 15, 11:25 AM CST | High Wind Warning | LBF | 31 hr |
| Jan 16, 11:41 AM CST | Snow Squall Warning | LBF | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 2:53 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | LBF | 57 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:49 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 37 hr |
| Jan 24, 9:47 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | LBF | 14 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:52 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | LBF | 31 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:50 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 27 hr |
| Feb 13, 12:40 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 24 hr |
| Feb 14, 12:49 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 29 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:36 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 13 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:26 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 35 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:21 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LBF | 22 hr |
| Feb 18, 11:33 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LBF | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:55 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | 39 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:36 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 8, 12:56 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 12 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:11 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 30 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:20 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 21 hr |
| Mar 11, 12:16 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | LBF | 11 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:33 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | LBF | 39 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:49 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 40 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:40 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 33 hr |
| Mar 13, 11:52 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | LBF | 23 hr |
| Mar 14, 11:21 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | LBF | 32 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:30 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 33 hr |
| Mar 17, 2:08 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 12 hr |
| Mar 17, 2:06 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 30 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:08 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 29 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:27 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 44 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:04 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 18 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:21 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 51 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:45 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 18 hr |
| Mar 27, 7:52 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 37 hr |
| Mar 29, 12:50 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 42 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:16 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 24 hr |
| Apr 11, 1:47 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 30 hr |
| Apr 12, 12:51 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 23 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:01 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 21 hr |
| Apr 14, 12:15 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 23 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:44 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 36 hr |
| Apr 15, 12:27 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | LBF | 46 hr |
| Apr 17, 10:19 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | LBF | 23 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:58 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 32 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:33 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 31 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:31 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 11 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:36 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 34 hr |
| Apr 22, 12:50 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 31 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Apr 22, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 6:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Apr 28, 11:27 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | 11 hr |
| May 1, 1:16 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LBF | 19 hr |
| May 5, 12:51 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LBF | 42 hr |
| May 10, 12:57 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 11 hr |
| May 10, 12:24 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 34 hr |
| May 12, 12:58 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 8 hr |
| May 12, 9:24 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 48 hr |
| May 15, 12:27 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 7 hr |
| May 16, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 17, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 48 min |
| May 18, 1:07 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | LBF | 19 hr |
| May 23, 1:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 25, 5:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 30, 3:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| May 30, 4:59 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 30, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 39 min |
| May 30, 7:01 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 30, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 39 min |
| May 30, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 50 min |
| May 30, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 7:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 1, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 9:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 4:46 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jun 8, 7:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 49 min |
| Jun 9, 3:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 9, 5:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Jun 9, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 9, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 37 min |
| Jun 9, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 16 min |
| Jun 9, 7:59 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jun 9, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 10:47 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | 24 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:41 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 22 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:53 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 20, 11:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:48 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 27 min |
| Jun 21, 12:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 21, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 22, 11:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:41 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 49 min |
| Jun 24, 6:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 29 min |
| Jun 24, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 7:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 10:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 30, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 11:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 4:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 50 min |
| Jul 3, 4:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 7:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 9:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jul 4, 4:13 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 4, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 42 min |
| Jul 4, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 12:06 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LBF | 3 days |
| Jul 23, 11:49 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | LBF | 4 days |
| Jul 26, 5:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 30, 12:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 30, 3:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 30, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 51 min |
| Aug 5, 11:54 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | 10 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:39 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 7:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 7:22 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:41 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 8:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 10, 7:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 11, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 42 min |
| Aug 11, 4:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 6:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 12, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 17, 5:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 8:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Aug 17, 9:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Aug 21, 1:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 24, 2:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 38 min |
| Aug 24, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 44 min |
| Aug 24, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 6:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Aug 25, 4:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 28 min |
| Aug 27, 1:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 27, 5:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Aug 27, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 64 min |
| Aug 27, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 62 min |
| Aug 27, 7:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Aug 27, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 40 min |
| Aug 27, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 36 min |
| Aug 29, 9:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 50 min |
| Sep 2, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | 27 min |
| Sep 5, 3:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Sep 6, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 49 min |
| Sep 6, 1:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | 43 min |
| Sep 10, 1:32 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | 30 hr |
| Sep 16, 11:32 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | 10 hr |
| Sep 17, 5:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 8:30 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | 14 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 24 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 16 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 49 |
| Special Weather Statement | 14 |
| Winter | |
| Snow Squall Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 24 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 15 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.