August 27, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Cherry, NE – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Cherry, NE
Effective 8/27/2026, 4:11:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/27/2026, 5:00:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 4:11PM CDT until August 27 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

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

* Until 500 PM CDT.

* At 411 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
of Merriman, or 12 miles south of Martin, moving southeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Merriman.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 126 and 141.
Highway 61 between mile markers 220 and 231.

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.