⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Box Butte, NE – Saturday, August 15, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 15 at 4:18PM MDT until August 15 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

SVRCYS

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Central Box Butte County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…

* Until 500 PM MDT.

* At 418 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of
Kilpatrick Lake, or 25 miles west of Alliance, 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…
Hemingford, Box Butte County Fairgrounds, and Berea.

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.