⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Box Butte, NE; Dawes, NE – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 5:26PM MDT until August 27 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

SVRCYS

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Box Butte County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Southeastern Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…

* Until 615 PM MDT.

* At 525 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of
Box Butte Reservoir, or 18 miles southwest of Hay Springs, moving
south at 20 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Wild Horse Butte.

Instructions

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.