⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Dawes; Box Butte – Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 28 at 2:32PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 232 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Box Butte Reservoir, or 19 miles southwest of Hay
Springs, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Box Butte Campground, Box Butte Reservoir, and Box Butte Dam.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.