⚠️ Tornado Warning – Garden, NE; Grant, NE; Sheridan, NE – Saturday, August 15, 2026

Tornado Warning issued August 15 at 6:35PM MDT until August 15 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

TORLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Tornado Warning for…
Northwestern Grant County in west central Nebraska…
Northeastern Garden County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Southeastern Sheridan County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…

* Until 700 PM MDT.

* At 635 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Ellsworth, or 32 miles east of Alliance, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT…Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Grant, northeastern Garden and southeastern Sheridan
Counties, including the following locations… Dominick Lake,
Finnegan Lake, Bingham, Kincaid Lake, and Wild Horse Flats.

This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 116 and 134.

Instructions

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

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