Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 4 at 8:06PM MDT until June 4 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 4, 2026 - 7:06pm
Expires:
June 4, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
At 805 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Merriman to 17 miles west of Medicine Lake to 18
miles south of Gordon, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter 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, Merriman, Medicine Lake, Highway 61 crossing the Snake River,
Eli, Irwin, Highway 27 crossing the Niobrara River, Intersection of
Highway 20 and Irwin Road, Shell Lake State Wildlife Management Area,
Rock Hill, Bayonne, Intersection of Highway 27 and Mills Road,
Highway 61 Crossing The Niobrara River, and Intersection of Highway
61 and Shadbolt Road.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 20 between mile markers 110 and 161.
Highway 61 between mile markers 197 and 230.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Cherry, NE; Sheridan, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS North Platte NE