⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Box Butte; Scotts Bluff; Banner; South Sioux; Goshen County – Monday, August 17, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 10:30PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 1029 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Morrill, or 12 miles east of Torrington, moving southeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Scottsbluff, Gering, Mitchell, Terrytown, Morrill, Minatare, Lyman,
Melbeta, Henry, Huntley, Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area, Lake
Minatare State Recreation Area, Lake Alice Number 2, Stegall, Scotts
Bluff County Fairground, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Hubbard
Hill, Scottsbluff Airport, Lake Alice, and Wrights Gap.

Instructions

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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