⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Cherry, NE; Keya Paha, NE – Saturday, June 27, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 11:10PM CDT until June 28 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

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The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Cherry County in north central Nebraska…
Northwestern Keya Paha County in north central Nebraska…

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 1110 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lakeview to near Sicangu Village to 10 miles
northeast of Merritt Reservoir, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Valentine, Norden, Highway 97 crossing the Niobrara River, Sparks,
and Smith Falls State Park.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 189 and 205.
Highway 97 between mile markers 133 and 141.
Highway 83 between mile markers 206 and 222.
Highway 12 between mile markers 1 and 37.

Instructions

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for north
central Nebraska.

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