| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Western Cherry |
| Effective | 8/8/2026, 6:10:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/8/2026, 6:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 6:10AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 610 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Merriman, or 22 miles southeast of Martin, moving east
at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Cody, Cody Lake, and Eli.
This includes Highway 20 between mile markers 143 and 164.
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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