| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Banner; Kimball |
| Effective | 7/3/2026, 5:10:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 5:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 4:10PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 410 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bushnell, or 14 miles west of Kimball, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Accumulating
small hail is also possible.
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, Bushnell, Kimball Municipal Airport, Oliver Reservoir,
Oliver Reservoir Campground, and Kimball County Fairgrounds.
This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 11 and
24.
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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