Meteorologists said rainfall totals in and around North Platte varied with the city’s west side seeing the most rainfall at 1 ...

North Platte's year-to-date 2025 moisture stands at 15.01 inches, including 0.75 inches that fell quickly Saturday afternoon ...

The Drought Monitor’s Dec. 21 map showed North Platte and nearly 83% of Lincoln County free of drought, with only the county’s extreme southern portion under “abnormally dry” conditions.

Soon after a stunning tornado touched down south of North Platte, Nebraska, storm chasers hailed it as “the tornado of the year” — a photogenic funnel that dazzled onlookers for 45 minutes ...