| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dawes, NE; Sioux, NE |
| Effective | 8/8/2026, 5:39:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/8/2026, 6:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 4:39PM MDT until August 8 at 5:15PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
SVRCYS
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Northeastern Sioux County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
* Until 515 PM MDT.
* At 439 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Soldier Creek
Campground, or 27 miles southwest of Chadron, moving east at 10
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…
Fort Robinson State Park and Belmont.
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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