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

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Cherry, NE
Effective 8/17/2026, 8:15:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/17/2026, 9:15:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 8:15PM 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…
North central Cherry County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 815 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lacreek
Wildlife Refuge, or 11 miles southeast of Martin, moving southeast
at 30 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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…
Cody, Kilgore, Nenzel, Cody Lake, Eli, Steer Creek Campground, and
Anderson Bridge State Wildlife Management Area.

This includes Highway 20 between mile markers 141 and 184.

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.