| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Banner, NE; Morrill, NE; Scotts Bluff, NE |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 6:31:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 7:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 5:31PM MDT until August 9 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
SVRCYS
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Eastern Scotts Bluff County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
West central Morrill County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Northeastern Banner County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
* Until 615 PM MDT.
* At 531 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mitchell, or
near Scottsbluff, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Scottsbluff, Gering, Mitchell, Bayard, Terrytown, Minatare,
Melbeta, McGrew, Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area, Scotts Bluff
County Fairground, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Scottsbluff
Airport, Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Wrights Gap, Moomaw
Corner, and South Bayard Junction.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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