⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Sheridan; Garden; Grant; Arthur – Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 25 at 12:54AM MDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 1253 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Ellsworth, or 31 miles east of Alliance, moving east
at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Ellsworth, Ashby, Bingham, Patterson Lake, Dominick Lake, Swede Lake,
Jerry Lake, Britton Lake, Kincaid Lake, and Wild Horse Flats.

This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 113 and 142.

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.