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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Western Cherry – Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Western Cherry
Effective 7/29/2026, 8:35:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/29/2026, 9:00:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 8:35PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 835 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Merriman, or 15 miles south of Martin, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Merriman.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 129 and 139.
Highway 61 between mile markers 223 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.