⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Brown, NE; Cherry, NE; Rock, NE – Monday, August 17, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 9:37PM CDT until August 17 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
East central Cherry County in north central Nebraska…
Western Rock County in north central Nebraska…
Brown County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 936 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles west of Johnstown to 19 miles west of
Ainsworth to 12 miles northwest of Elsmere, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Ainsworth, Bassett, Long Pine, Johnstown, Wood Lake, Hofeld Lake,
Raven, Moon Lake, Willow Lake State Wildlife Management Area, Long
Lake State Wildlife Management Area, Keller Park State Recreation
Area, Duff, Pine Glen State Wildlife Refuge, Antelope Peak, Jones
Lake, and Johnsons Corner.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 183 between mile markers 161 and 192.
Highway 20 between mile markers 216 and 264.
Highway 7 between mile markers 18 and 59.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.