⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Banner, NE; Scotts Bluff, NE; Goshen, WY; Laramie, WY; Platte, WY – Sunday, August 16, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 6:00PM MDT until August 16 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

SVRCYS

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Scotts Bluff County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Northwestern Banner County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Southern Goshen County in southeastern Wyoming…
Northeastern Laramie County in southeastern Wyoming…
Southeastern Platte County in southeastern Wyoming…

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 600 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles southeast of Chugwater to 7 miles northwest
of Meriden Rest Area, moving northeast 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…
La Grange, Yoder, Hawk Springs Reservoir, Meriden Rest Area, Hawk
Springs State Recreation Area, Hawk Springs, Wycross, and Hawk
Springs Campground.

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.