| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Cherry, NE |
| Effective | 6/20/2026, 1:37:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/20/2026, 2:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 20 at 1:37PM CDT until June 20 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
SVRLBF
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Cherry County in north central Nebraska…
* Until 215 PM CDT.
* At 136 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
Merritt Reservoir, or 31 miles southwest of Valentine, moving east
at 35 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Big Alkali Lake State Wildlife
Management Area, Highway 83 crossing Goose Creek, and Highway 83
crossing the North Loup River.
This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 210 and 211.
Highway 97 between mile markers 95 and 114.
Highway 83 between mile markers 170 and 199.
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.
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