⚠️ Flood Watch – Dawes; Box Butte; Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; Kimball; Cheyenne; North Sioux; South Sioux – Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Flood Watch issued July 22 at 7:44AM MDT until July 24 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE…A portion of panhandle Nebraska, including the following
areas, Banner County, Box Butte County, Cheyenne County, Dawes
County, Kimball County, Morrill County, Northern Sioux County,
Scotts Bluff County and Southern Sioux County.

* WHEN…From 6 PM MDT this evening through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded. Extensive street flooding and flooding
of creeks and rivers are possible. Area creeks and streams are
running high and could flood with more heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Torrential Rainfall combined with training Thunderstorms may
lead to rises in creeks, flood low lying areas, and
temporarily overwhelm drainage areas due to excessive run off
from Hydrophobic soils.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.