| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Cherry, NE |
| Effective | 8/24/2026, 6:20:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/24/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 24 at 6:20PM CDT until August 24 at 7:00PM 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 700 PM CDT.
* At 620 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Merriman, or
19 miles south of Martin, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Golf 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…
Merriman and Highway 61 Crossing The Niobrara River.
This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 125 and 145.
Highway 61 between mile markers 210 and 230.
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.
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