⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Banner, NE; Morrill, NE; Scotts Bluff, NE – Saturday, August 29, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 29 at 4:42PM MDT until August 29 at 5:15PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

SVRCYS

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Eastern Scotts Bluff County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Northwestern Morrill County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Northeastern Banner County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…

* Until 515 PM MDT.

* At 442 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bayard, or 16
miles east of Scottsbluff, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Bridgeport, Bayard, Minatare, Melbeta, McGrew, Northport, Lake
Minatare State Recreation Area, Bridgeport State Recreation Area,
Morrill County Fairgrounds, Angora, Chimney Rock National Historic
Site, Moomaw Corner, South Bayard Junction, and The Intersection Of
Highway 385 And L62.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.