⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Dawes; Box Butte – Monday, August 17, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 4:26PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 426 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Box Butte Campground, or 26 miles northwest of Alliance, moving east
at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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…
Hemingford, Box Butte Campground, Box Butte County Fairgrounds, Box
Butte Reservoir, Marsland, and Box Butte Dam.

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.