| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dawes; North Sioux |
| Effective | 6/23/2026, 12:01:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/23/2026, 12:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 22 at 11:01PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 1100 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Ardmore, or 25 miles southeast of Edgemont, moving east
at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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…
Chadron, Chadron Municipal Airport, and Dawes County Fairgrounds.
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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