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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 8:41PM CDT until August 16 at 9:30PM 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…
Northwestern Thomas County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 840 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest
of Brownlee, or 26 miles northeast of Mullen, moving southeast at
30 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…
Brownlee, Highway 83 crossing Goose Creek, and Highway 83 crossing
the North Loup River.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 197 and 198.
Highway 83 between mile markers 160 and 178.

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.