| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dawes, NE; Sioux, NE |
| Effective | 8/29/2026, 5:01:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/29/2026, 5:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 29 at 4:01PM MDT until August 29 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
SVRCYS
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Northern Sioux County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
* Until 445 PM MDT.
* At 401 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Harrison, or
32 miles east of Lusk, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Crawford, Harrison, Whitney, Roberts Trailhead Campground, Whitney
Lake, Soldier Creek Campground, Fort Robinson State Park, and
Toadstool Geological Park and Campground.
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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