| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Scotts Bluff; Banner; South Sioux; Goshen County |
| Effective | 9/18/2026, 8:40:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/18/2026, 9:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 18 at 7:40PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 739 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 12 miles northeast of Lingle to Henry to near
La Grange. Movement was east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Scottsbluff, Torrington, Gering, Mitchell, Terrytown, Morrill, Lyman,
Henry, Huntley, Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area, Hawk Springs
Reservoir, Stegall, Southern Hills Estates, Scotts Bluff County
Fairground, Torrington Municipal Airport, Hawk Springs State
Recreation Area, Hawk Springs, Scotts Bluff National Monument,
Hubbard Hill, and Scottsbluff Airport.
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.
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