| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; Kimball; Cheyenne |
| Effective | 8/30/2026, 4:09:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/30/2026, 4:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 3:09PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 309 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line
extending from near Hubbard Hill to 10 miles north of Bushnell to 9
miles northeast of Pawnee Buttes. Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Scottsbluff, Kimball, Gering, Bayard, Terrytown, Minatare, Potter,
Dix, Bushnell, Melbeta, McGrew, Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area,
Stegall, Panorama Point, Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Oliver
Reservoir, Hubbard Hill, Harrisburg, Kimball Municipal Airport, and
Scotts Bluff National Monument.
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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