⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Cherry, NE – Saturday, June 27, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 10:33PM CDT until June 27 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

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The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

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

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1032 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cody to 8 miles south of Nenzel to 13 miles
southeast of Medicine Lake, moving east at 65 mph.

THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN CODY AND
VALENTINE.

HAZARD…80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…At 1032 PM CDT, a mesonet station 4 miles southwest of
Cody recorded a 79 mile per hour wind gust.

IMPACT…Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* Locations impacted include…
Valentine, Cody, Kilgore, Nenzel, Merritt Reservoir, Crookston,
Steer Creek Campground, Anderson Bridge State Wildlife Management
Area, Smith Falls State Park, Schlagel Creek State Wildlife
Management Area, Highway 97 crossing the Niobrara River, and
Sparks.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 153 and 216.
Highway 97 between mile markers 115 and 141.
Highway 83 between mile markers 196 and 222.
Highway 12 between mile markers 1 and 22.

Instructions

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for north
central Nebraska.

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