| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Sheridan |
| Effective | 7/9/2026, 7:33:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/9/2026, 8:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 6:33PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 633 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles northwest of Antioch, or 10 miles northeast of Alliance, moving
northeast at 20 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…
Diamond Lake and Krause Lake.
This includes Highway 250 near mile marker 15.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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