| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dawes, NE |
| Effective | 8/23/2026, 2:52:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/23/2026, 3:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 23 at 1:52PM MDT until August 23 at 2:30PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
SVRCYS
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Central Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
* Until 230 PM MDT.
* At 152 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Crawford, or
19 miles west of Chadron, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Crawford, Whitney, Whitney Lake, and Roberts Trailhead 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.
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