⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Box Butte, NE; Dawes, NE – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 4:57PM MDT until August 27 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

SVRCYS

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Box Butte County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Southeastern Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 457 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Red Cloud
Campground, or 11 miles south of Chadron, moving south at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Red Cloud Campground, Chadron State Park, and Chadron State Park
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.