⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Sheridan; Western Cherry – Saturday, August 29, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 5:43PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 543 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wakpamni, or 11 miles north of Gordon, moving east at 35 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Cherry
and northeastern Sheridan Counties, including the following
locations… Hoover Lake, Irwin, and Shell Lake State Wildlife
Management Area.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 127 and 146.
Highway 61 between mile markers 223 and 231.

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.