Orchard, NE Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Orchard.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Special Weather Statement issued June 12 at 9:44PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

At 943 PM CDT/843 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southeast of Whitman to 13 miles southeast of Arthur. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Arthur, Hyannis, Swan Lake, Whitman, Carr Lake, Haythorn Lake, Duluth, Lena, Sand Puddin Lake, Flatts, Cogill Lake, McKeag, Calora, East Cody Lake, Green Lake, Bucktail Lake, Sand Beach Lake, Three Mile Lake, Pratt Lake, and Diamond Bar Lake. This includes the following highways... Highway 2 between mile markers 145 and 175. Highway 61 between mile markers 111 and 159. Highway 92 between mile markers 165 and 186.

Special Weather Statement issued June 12 at 9:25PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

At 925 PM CDT/825 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Grant to 6 miles south of Pleasant Valley. Movement was east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Imperial, Wauneta, Lamar, Enders, Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area, Champion, Crete, Chase, Center Dam Campground, Brandon, Wanamaker State Wildfire Management Area, Area A Campground, and Church Grove Campground. This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 25 and 62.

Special Weather Statement issued June 12 at 9:21PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

At 921 PM CDT/821 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of Lemoyne to 7 miles northwest of Grant. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Ogallala, Grant, Sutherland, Paxton, Wallace, Brule, Madrid, Elsie, Sarben, Lemoyne, Keystone, Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area, Roscoe, Kingsley Dam, Grainton, Coker, O'Fallons, Nevens, Broganville, and Lake View Campground. This includes the following highways... Highway 61 between mile markers 62 and 109. Highway 92 between mile markers 130 and 138. Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 118 and 163.

Flash Flood Warning issued June 12 at 8:08PM CDT until June 12 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

At 808 PM CDT /708 PM MDT/, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue with street flooding reported in Valentine. Little to no additional rainfall is expected in the flash flood area. Flash flooding will continue through the mid evening hours. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, streets and other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Valentine, Crookston, Wood Lake, Highway 97 crossing the Niobrara River, Schlagel Creek State Wildlife Management Area, Smith Falls State Park and Sparks.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 12 at 2:54PM MDT until June 12 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 410 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN PANHANDLE NEBRASKA BANNER BOX BUTTE CHEYENNE DAWES KIMBALL MORRILL SCOTTS BLUFF SIOUX IN WYOMING THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING GOSHEN LARAMIE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AGATE, ALLIANCE, ANGORA, BAYARD, BRIDGEPORT, BROWNSON, CHADRON, CHADRON ST PARK, CHEYENNE, GERING, HARRISBURG, HARRISON, HEMINGFORD, KIMBALL, REDINGTON, SCOTTSBLUFF, SIDNEY, AND TORRINGTON.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 12 at 3:53PM CDT until June 13 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 410 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BROWN CHERRY KEYA PAHA THOMAS IN PANHANDLE NEBRASKA DEUEL GARDEN SHERIDAN IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA CHASE KEITH PERKINS IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA ARTHUR GRANT HOOKER MCPHERSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AINSWORTH, ARTHUR, BIG SPRINGS, CHAMPION, CHAPPELL, ENDERS, GORDON, GRANT, HALSEY, HYANNIS, IMPERIAL, LEWELLEN, MULLEN, OGALLALA, OSHKOSH, PAXTON, RINGGOLD, RUSHVILLE, SPRINGVIEW, THEDFORD, TRYON, VALENTINE, AND WAUNETA.