⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Cheyenne; Rawlins; Dundy; Hitchcock – Monday, July 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 27 at 4:13PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

Details

At 412 PM MDT/512 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Benkelman. This thunderstorm was
nearly stationary.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 55 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 outdoor objects is
possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Cheyenne and northwestern Rawlins Counties in northwestern Kansas,
southwestern Hitchcock and southeastern Dundy Counties in
southwestern Nebraska, including the following locations… Max,
Blakeman, and Beardsley.

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.

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