⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Cherry, NE; Sheridan, NE – Friday, August 21, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 21 at 6:05AM MDT until August 21 at 7:00AM MDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

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The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
West central Cherry County in north central Nebraska…
Central Sheridan County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…

* Until 700 AM MDT.

* At 605 AM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Rushville to 6 miles southeast of Hay Springs,
moving southeast at 30 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…
Rushville, Clinton, Morgan Lake, Billys Lake, Lone Butte, Highway
27 crossing the Niobrara River, Highway 250 crossing the Niobrara
River, Walgren Lake State Recreation Area, Smith Lake State
Wildlife Management Area, Rock Hill, Intersection of Highway 27 and
Mills Road, and Argo Hill.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 83 and 104.
Highway 250 between mile markers 23 and 48.

Instructions

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.

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