⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Eastern Cherry; Western Cherry – Saturday, August 22, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 1:01AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 100 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Kilgore, or 14 miles west of Valentine, moving south at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 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…
Kilgore, Merritt Reservoir, Crookston, Anderson Bridge State Wildlife
Management Area, Schlagel Creek State Wildlife Management Area,
Highway 97 crossing the Niobrara River, and Big Alkali Lake State
Wildlife Management Area.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 173 and 195.
Highway 97 between mile markers 111 and 140.
Highway 83 between mile markers 195 and 206.

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.