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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 10:40PM CDT until August 16 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

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

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1039 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles east of
Medicine Lake, or 36 miles southwest of Valentine, moving southeast
at 35 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Merritt Reservoir, Highway 97 crossing the North Loup River,
Schoolhouse Lake, and Steer Creek Campground.

This includes Highway 97 between mile markers 92 and 101, and between
mile markers 105 and 116.

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.