| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Cheyenne; Rawlins; Dundy |
| Effective | 7/27/2026, 4:52:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/27/2026, 5:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 27 at 3:52PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Details
At 350 PM MDT/450 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of
strong thunderstorms in northern Cheyenne County, about 8 miles
south of Haigler, or 9 miles northwest of St. Francis, moving
northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 55 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.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northern Cheyenne,
northwestern Rawlins Counties in northwestern Kansas and southern
Dundy Counties in southwestern Nebraska, including the following
locations… Parks and Max.
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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