⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Arthur, NE; Deuel, NE; Garden, NE; Keith, NE – Thursday, September 17, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 17 at 5:18PM MDT until September 17 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Arthur County in west central Nebraska…
Northwestern Keith County in southwestern Nebraska…
Southeastern Garden County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Northeastern Deuel County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 517 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Lewellen, or 13 miles north of Big Springs, moving northeast at
20 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…
Lemoyne, Ash Hollow State Historical Park, Eagle Gulch Campground,
Ruthon, Belmar, Clear Creek State Wildlife Management Area, McKeag,
Otter Creek Campground, and Windlass Hill.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 61 between mile markers 104 and 116.
Highway 92 between mile markers 115 and 132.

Instructions

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

If on or near Lake McConaughy, 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.

Heavy rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash
flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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