⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Cherry, NE – Sunday, August 16, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 8:03PM CDT until August 16 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

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

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 803 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Merritt
Reservoir, or 25 miles southwest of Valentine, 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…
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge and Merritt Reservoir.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 97 between mile markers 98 and 121.
Highway 83 between mile markers 182 and 185.

Instructions

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

Torrential 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.