⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Dawes; Box Butte – Sunday, September 20, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 4:03PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 403 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southwest of Box Butte County Fairgrounds, or 19 miles
northwest of Alliance, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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.

Locations impacted include…
Hemingford, Box Butte County Fairgrounds, Berea, and Wild Horse
Butte.

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.