| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Sheridan; Western Cherry |
| Effective | 10/10/2026, 5:10:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 10/10/2026, 6:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued October 10 at 4:10PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 410 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers 16 miles
north of Ellsworth, or 31 miles southeast of Rushville, moving
northeast 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…
Watson Lake, Big Hill, Dipping Vat Meadow, Billys Lake, Wolf Hill,
Morgan Lake, Finnegan Lake, Kennedy Lake, Intersection of Highway 61
and Survey Valley Road, and Argo Hill.
This includes the following highways…
Highway 250 between mile markers 16 and 19.
Highway 61 between mile markers 178 and 191.
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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