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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 9:16PM CDT until August 17 at 10:00PM 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…
East central Cherry County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 916 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, or 29 miles north of Thedford,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include…
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Big Alkali Lake State Wildlife
Management Area, and Highway 83 crossing Goose Creek.

This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 172 and 195.

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.