| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dawes; North Sioux; Niobrara County; Goshen County |
| Effective | 6/27/2026, 5:41:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/27/2026, 6:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 4:41PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 441 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 11 miles north of Van Tassell, or 16 miles east of
Lusk, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Lusk, Harrison, Manville, Van Tassell, Montrose, Redbird, Lance
Creek, Toadstool Geological Park and Campground, and Niobrara County
Fairgrounds.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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