| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Sheridan |
| Effective | 8/29/2026, 5:59:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/29/2026, 6:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 4:59PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 459 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Slim Buttes Housing to 13
miles southwest of Hay Springs to 6 miles north of Alliance. Movement
was east at 55 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Hay Springs around 505 PM MDT.
White Clay around 510 PM MDT.
Rushville around 515 PM MDT.
Gordon around 530 PM MDT.
Other locations impacted by these storms include Intersection of
Highway 87 and Craven Creek Road, Big Hill, Billys Lake, Lone Butte,
Intersection of Beaver Creek Road and White Clay Creek Road,
Intersection of Highway 87 and Larabee Road, Pine Ridge, Hoover Lake,
Wickson Lake, and Diamond Lake.
This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 74 and 112.
Highway 250 between mile markers 5 and 48.
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.
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