| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Cheyenne, NE; Morrill, NE |
| Effective | 8/16/2026, 8:43:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/16/2026, 9:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 7:43PM MDT until August 16 at 8:30PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
SVRCYS
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
North central Cheyenne County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Southeastern Morrill County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
* Until 830 PM MDT.
* At 743 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Courthouse
And Jail Rock, or 30 miles north of Sidney, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Broadwater, Courthouse And Jail Rock, and The Intersection Of
Highway 385 And 92.
Instructions
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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