| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Perkins, NE |
| Effective | 8/27/2026, 11:56:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/28/2026, 12:45:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 10:56PM MDT until August 27 at 11:45PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
SVRLBF
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Perkins County in southwestern Nebraska…
* Until 1145 PM MDT.
* At 1056 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Elsie, or 18
miles east of Grant, moving south at 5 mph.
HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Elsie and Grainton.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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