⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Cherry, NE – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 4:56PM CDT until August 27 at 5:45PM 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…
Northwestern Cherry County in north central Nebraska…

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 454 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Merriman, or 16 miles south of Martin, moving southeast at 25 mph
A second severe thunderstorm was located just south of Merriman,
also moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Golf 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…
Merriman, Medicine Lake, Highway 61 Crossing The Niobrara River,
and Intersection of Highway 61 and Shadbolt Road.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 123 and 142.
Highway 61 between mile markers 206 and 231.

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.