⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Box Butte, NE; Dawes, NE – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 9 at 3:40PM MDT until July 9 at 4:30PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

SVRCYS

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
North central Box Butte County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Southeastern Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…

* Until 430 PM MDT.

* At 340 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Box Butte
Campground, or 24 miles southwest of Chadron, moving east at 15
mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Box Butte Campground, Box Butte Reservoir, Marsland, and Box Butte
Dam.

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.