Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
Issued by NWS North Platte, NE
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
756 PM MDT Wed Aug 12 2026
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Cherry County in north central Nebraska...
Northwestern Grant County in west central Nebraska...
Northern Garden County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
Southeastern Sheridan County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
* Until 845 PM MDT.
* At 755 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ellsworth, or
28 miles east of Alliance, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Mesonet observed gusts of 67 mph.
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...
Ellsworth, Ashby, Watson Lake, Bingham, Dipping Vat Meadow,
Dominick Lake, Finnegan Lake, and Kennedy Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 250 between mile markers 1 and 4.
Highway 2 between mile markers 111 and 139.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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LAT...LON 4204 10243 4224 10240 4227 10181 4190 10192
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 274DEG 27KT 4212 10231
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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Richie