⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Cherry, NE – Sunday, June 28, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 28 at 12:04AM CDT until June 28 at 12:45AM 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…

* Until 1245 AM CDT.

* At 1204 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Merritt Reservoir, or 29 miles southwest of Valentine, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Valentine, Merritt Reservoir, Highway 97 crossing the Niobrara
River, Anderson Bridge State Wildlife Management Area, and Schlagel
Creek State Wildlife Management Area.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 187 and 207.
Highway 97 between mile markers 111 and 141.
Highway 83 between mile markers 201 and 222.
Highway 12 between mile markers 1 and 5.

Instructions

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.

If on or near Merritt Reservoir, get away from the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for north central
Nebraska.

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