| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dawes; North Sioux; South Sioux; Goshen County |
| Effective | 8/15/2026, 8:11:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/15/2026, 8:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 7:11PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 711 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Fort Robinson State Park
to near Lingle. Movement was east at 30 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…
Torrington, Lingle, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Southern
Hills Estates, Torrington Municipal Airport, Goshen County
Fairgrounds, Hwy 85 At Dry Rawhide Creek, and Belmont.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska…and southeastern Wyoming.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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