⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Box Butte – Friday, August 21, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 615 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hemingford to near Box
Butte County Fairgrounds to near Kilpatrick Lake. Movement was
southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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…
Hemingford, Box Butte County Fairgrounds, Berea, and Kilpatrick Lake.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.