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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 9:07PM CDT until August 16 at 10:00PM 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…
Northwestern Cherry County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 906 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest
of Martin, moving southeast at 25 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…
Merriman, Highway 61 Crossing The Niobrara River, Intersection of
Highway 61 and Shadbolt Road, and Eli.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 127 and 153.
Highway 61 between mile markers 208 and 231.

Instructions

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

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