| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Banner; Kimball; Cheyenne |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 1:02:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 1:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 12:02AM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 1201 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Kimball, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
Kimball, Potter, Dix, Bushnell, Brownson, Lorenzo, Oliver Reservoir,
Kimball Municipal Airport, Panorama Point, Oliver Reservoir
Campground, and Kimball County Fairgrounds.
This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 7 and
56.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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