⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Scotts Bluff; North Sioux; South Sioux; Niobrara County; Goshen County – Saturday, August 29, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 3:38PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 338 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms
extending from near Lusk to 14 miles northeast of Lingle to near
Hawk Springs. Movement was northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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, Lusk, Mitchell, Morrill, Lyman, Harrison, Yoder, Henry,
Manville, Van Tassell, Huntley, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument,
Stegall, Southern Hills Estates, Scotts Bluff County Fairground,
Torrington Municipal Airport, Montrose, Hawk Springs, Prairie Center,
and Jay Em.

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.