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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 9:55PM CDT until August 16 at 10:45PM 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…
North central Cherry County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 955 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles east of
Merriman, or 22 miles southeast of Martin, moving southeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include…
Medicine Lake, Eli, and Schoolhouse Lake.

This includes Highway 20 between mile markers 141 and 153.

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.