⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Cherry, NE – Monday, August 24, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 24 at 5:25PM CDT until August 24 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

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

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 525 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 18 miles southwest
of Merritt Reservoir, or 25 miles north of Mullen, moving southeast
at 15 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…
Highway 97 crossing the North Loup River, Marsh Flat, and Highway
97 crossing Big Creek.

This includes Highway 97 between mile markers 81 and 99.

Instructions

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

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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