⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Western Cherry – Monday, September 28, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 28 at 7:28PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 728 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles south of Merriman, or 22 miles east of Gordon, moving north at
40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Merriman, Eli, Highway 61 Crossing The Niobrara River, Irwin,
Intersection of Highway 61 and Shadbolt Road, Intersection of Highway
20 and Irwin Road, and Bayonne.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 117 and 156.
Highway 61 between mile markers 206 and 231.

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.