| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dawes, NE |
| Effective | 8/21/2026, 5:38:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/21/2026, 6:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 21 at 4:38PM MDT until August 21 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
SVRCYS
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
* Until 530 PM MDT.
* At 438 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Slim Butte,
or 17 miles north of Chadron, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Golf 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…
Chadron, Chadron Municipal Airport, and Dawes County Fairgrounds.
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.
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