⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Lincoln, NE – Monday, August 17, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 8:33PM CDT until August 17 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

SVRLBF

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Central Lincoln County in southwestern Nebraska…

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 832 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles northeast of Hershey to 10 miles southeast
of Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area, moving east at 35
mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
North Platte, Hershey, Maxwell, Lake Maloney State Recreation Area,
North Platte Airport, Keith, Cottonwood Canyon State Wildlife
Management Area, and Birdwood.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 97 between mile markers 1 and 8.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 164 and 192.
Highway 83 between mile markers 68 and 100.

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.