June 16, 2026

Midwest Storm Chasers

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⚠️ Fire Weather Watch – Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin – Sunday, June 14, 2026

Event Fire Weather Watch
Severity Severe
Urgency Future
Certainty Possible
Area Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin
Effective 6/14/2026, 1:37:00 AM CDT
Expires 6/14/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT

Fire Weather Watch issued June 14 at 12:37AM MDT until June 15 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Fire
Weather Watch, which is in effect from Monday afternoon through
Monday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zones 417, 418, 432, 433, 434, 435,
436, and 437.

* WIND…Northwest to north winds at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to
35 mph.

* HUMIDITY…10 to 15 percent.

* IMPACTS…any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Instructions

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.