| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Banner; Morrill; Kimball; Cheyenne |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 7:47:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 8:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 6:47PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 647 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Redington to near
Potter. Movement was southeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size 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…
Sidney, Potter, Dalton, Gurley, Brownson, Redington, and Cheyenne
County Fairgrounds.
This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 32 and
57.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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