⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Banner, NE; Morrill, NE; Scotts Bluff, NE – Sunday, August 16, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 7:11PM MDT until August 16 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

SVRCYS

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

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

* Until 800 PM MDT.

* At 711 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest
of McGrew, or 17 miles southeast of Scottsbluff, moving east at 25
mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Bayard, Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Redington, Wrights
Gap, and South Bayard Junction.

Instructions

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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