⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Dawes, NE – Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 4:54PM MDT until August 12 at 6:00PM 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 600 PM MDT.

* At 454 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest
of Oelrichs, or 22 miles northwest of Chadron, moving southeast at
35 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong 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.