⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Dawes; Box Butte – Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 7 at 3:31PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 331 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Box Butte County Fairgrounds, or 19 miles northwest of Alliance,
moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size 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…
Hemingford, Box Butte County Fairgrounds, Box Butte Reservoir, Wild
Horse Butte, and Box Butte Dam.

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.