⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Box Butte – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 5:27PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 526 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles west of Box Butte County Fairgrounds, or 25 miles northwest of
Alliance, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size 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…
Hemingford and Box Butte County Fairgrounds.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.

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