⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Dawes; North Sioux – Monday, August 17, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 4:53PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 453 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Whitney Lake, or 19 miles west of Chadron, moving
southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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.

Locations impacted include…
Chadron, Crawford, Whitney, Roberts Trailhead Campground, Whitney
Lake, Soldier Creek Campground, Red Cloud Campground, Fort Robinson
State Park, Chadron Municipal Airport, Chadron State Park, Belmont,
Dawes County Fairgrounds, and Chadron State Park Campground.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.

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