⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Dawes; Box Butte – Saturday, September 19, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 4:16PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 416 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Hemingford, or 20 miles north of Alliance, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Box
Butte and southeastern Dawes Counties.

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.