⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Scotts Bluff; Banner; South Sioux; Goshen County – Friday, June 26, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 26 at 7:37PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 737 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hawk Springs State Recreation Area, or 22 miles south of Torrington,
moving northeast at 30 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…
Scottsbluff, Gering, Mitchell, Terrytown, Morrill, La Grange, Lyman,
Melbeta, Hawk Springs Reservoir, Stegall, Scotts Bluff County
Fairground, Hawk Springs State Recreation Area, Hawk Springs, Scotts
Bluff National Monument, Hubbard Hill, Scottsbluff Airport, Wycross,
and Hawk Springs Campground.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.