⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Sheridan; Western Cherry – Saturday, July 25, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 25 at 2:44PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 244 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of
Merriman to 18 miles south of Gordon. Movement was northeast at 25
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…
Cody, Merriman, Highway 61 crossing the Snake River, Cody Lake, Eli,
Morgan Lake, Highway 61 Crossing The Niobrara River, Intersection of
Highway 61 and Shadbolt Road, Intersection of Highway 20 and Irwin
Road, and Rock Hill.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 119 and 160.
Highway 61 between mile markers 197 and 231.

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.