| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dawes; Box Butte; South Sioux |
| Effective | 8/25/2026, 7:58:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/25/2026, 8:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 25 at 6:58PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 658 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Flahertys Corner, or 34 miles northwest of Alliance, moving southeast
at 30 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…
Hemingford, Box Butte County Fairgrounds, and Flahertys Corner.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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