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

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings10100%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings241442%7100%38 min
Flash flood warnings00

Each office's whole area, 2026

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS North Platte, NE: tornado warnings120100%40%
NWS North Platte, NE: severe thunderstorm warnings45622152%40688%26 min
NWS North Platte, NE: flash flood warnings5180%1100%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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 14, 2:01 AM CSTHigh Wind WatchLBF33 hr
Jan 15, 11:25 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningLBF31 hr
Jan 16, 11:41 AM CSTSnow Squall WarningLBF49 min
Jan 22, 2:53 AM CSTCold Weather AdvisoryLBF57 hr
Jan 22, 1:49 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLBF37 hr
Jan 24, 9:47 PM CSTCold Weather AdvisoryLBF14 hr
Jan 25, 1:52 AM CSTCold Weather AdvisoryLBF31 hr
Feb 8, 2:50 PM CSTRed Flag WarningLBF27 hr
Feb 13, 12:40 PM CSTFire Weather WatchLBF24 hr
Feb 14, 12:49 PM CSTRed Flag WarningLBF29 hr
Feb 15, 10:36 PM CSTFire Weather WatchLBF13 hr
Feb 16, 11:26 AM CSTRed Flag WarningLBF35 hr
Feb 17, 1:21 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchLBF22 hr
Feb 18, 11:33 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningLBF36 hr
Mar 5, 11:55 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLBF39 hr
Mar 6, 4:36 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Mar 8, 12:56 AM CSTFire Weather WatchLBF12 hr
Mar 8, 2:11 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF30 hr
Mar 10, 2:20 PM CDTFire Weather WatchLBF21 hr
Mar 11, 12:16 AM CDTHigh Wind WatchLBF11 hr
Mar 11, 11:33 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningLBF39 hr
Mar 11, 11:49 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF40 hr
Mar 13, 11:40 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF33 hr
Mar 13, 11:52 AM CDTHigh Wind WatchLBF23 hr
Mar 14, 11:21 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningLBF32 hr
Mar 16, 12:30 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF33 hr
Mar 17, 2:08 AM CDTFire Weather WatchLBF12 hr
Mar 17, 2:06 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF30 hr
Mar 19, 3:08 AM CDTFire Weather WatchLBF29 hr
Mar 20, 8:27 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF44 hr
Mar 23, 2:04 PM CDTFire Weather WatchLBF18 hr
Mar 24, 8:21 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF51 hr
Mar 26, 1:45 PM CDTFire Weather WatchLBF18 hr
Mar 27, 7:52 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF37 hr
Mar 29, 12:50 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF42 hr
Apr 10, 2:16 PM CDTFire Weather WatchLBF24 hr
Apr 11, 1:47 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF30 hr
Apr 12, 12:51 AM CDTFire Weather WatchLBF23 hr
Apr 13, 12:01 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF21 hr
Apr 14, 12:15 PM CDTFire Weather WatchLBF23 hr
Apr 15, 11:44 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF36 hr
Apr 15, 12:27 PM CDTFreeze WatchLBF46 hr
Apr 17, 10:19 AM CDTFreeze WarningLBF23 hr
Apr 17, 11:58 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF32 hr
Apr 19, 1:33 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF31 hr
Apr 21, 2:31 AM CDTFire Weather WatchLBF11 hr
Apr 21, 1:36 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF34 hr
Apr 22, 12:50 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF31 hr
Apr 22, 2:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Apr 22, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF46 min
Apr 24, 6:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Apr 28, 11:27 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLBF11 hr
May 1, 1:16 PM CDTFreeze WarningLBF19 hr
May 5, 12:51 PM CDTFreeze WarningLBF42 hr
May 10, 12:57 AM CDTFire Weather WatchLBF11 hr
May 10, 12:24 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF34 hr
May 12, 12:58 PM CDTFire Weather WatchLBF8 hr
May 12, 9:24 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF48 hr
May 15, 12:27 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF7 hr
May 16, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 17, 6:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF48 min
May 18, 1:07 PM CDTFreeze WarningLBF19 hr
May 23, 1:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
May 25, 5:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 30, 3:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
May 30, 4:59 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
May 30, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBF39 min
May 30, 7:01 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
May 30, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBF39 min
May 30, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBF50 min
May 30, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBF46 min
Jun 1, 7:23 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jun 1, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 1, 9:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF50 min
Jun 8, 4:46 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jun 8, 7:58 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 8, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBF49 min
Jun 9, 3:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Jun 9, 5:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC59 min
Jun 9, 5:46 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 9, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBF44 min
Jun 9, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF37 min
Jun 9, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBF50 min
Jun 9, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF16 min
Jun 9, 7:59 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
Jun 9, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBF51 min
Jun 9, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBF48 min
Jun 15, 10:47 PM CDTFire Weather WatchLBF24 hr
Jun 16, 10:41 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF22 hr
Jun 20, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 20, 7:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jun 20, 11:30 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 21, 12:48 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC27 min
Jun 21, 12:51 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Jun 21, 1:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 21, 6:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Jun 22, 11:44 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 23, 5:41 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jun 23, 6:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF49 min
Jun 24, 6:46 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC29 min
Jun 24, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 27, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 30, 7:14 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 30, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 30, 10:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Jun 30, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLBF53 min
Jun 30, 11:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLBF24 min
Jun 30, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBF44 min
Jun 30, 11:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBF48 min
Jul 2, 4:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBF50 min
Jul 3, 4:41 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 3, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 3, 7:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 3, 9:37 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
Jul 4, 4:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Jul 4, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Jul 4, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBF42 min
Jul 4, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBF45 min
Jul 17, 12:06 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryLBF3 days
Jul 23, 11:49 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryLBF4 days
Jul 26, 5:16 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Jul 30, 12:57 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 30, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jul 30, 3:27 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 30, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF51 min
Aug 5, 11:54 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLBF10 hr
Aug 8, 4:39 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 8, 7:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBF45 min
Aug 9, 7:22 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLBF3 hr
Aug 9, 5:41 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 9, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Aug 9, 8:00 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 10, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Aug 10, 7:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC119 min
Aug 11, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF43 min
Aug 11, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBF42 min
Aug 11, 4:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 11, 6:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF51 min
Aug 11, 6:54 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 12, 7:06 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
Aug 12, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Aug 12, 10:50 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Aug 17, 5:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC61 min
Aug 17, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Aug 17, 8:02 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Aug 17, 9:25 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Aug 21, 1:35 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
Aug 24, 2:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 24, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Aug 24, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBF38 min
Aug 24, 4:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF44 min
Aug 24, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF31 min
Aug 24, 6:36 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC84 min
Aug 25, 4:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF28 min
Aug 27, 1:43 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 27, 3:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Aug 27, 5:33 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC57 min
Aug 27, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBF64 min
Aug 27, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBF62 min
Aug 27, 7:47 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Aug 27, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLBF40 min
Aug 27, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBF36 min
Aug 29, 9:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF50 min
Sep 2, 10:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBF27 min
Sep 5, 3:34 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Sep 6, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBF49 min
Sep 6, 1:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLBF43 min
Sep 10, 1:32 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBF30 hr
Sep 16, 11:32 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLBF10 hr
Sep 17, 5:11 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Sep 26, 8:30 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLBF14 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

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.