⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Dawes, NE – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 3:54PM MDT until August 27 at 4:45PM 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 445 PM MDT.

* At 353 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
Oelrichs, or 17 miles northwest of Chadron, moving south at 25 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Chadron, Whitney, 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.