| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Morrill; Cheyenne |
| Effective | 7/28/2026, 5:53:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/28/2026, 6:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 28 at 4:53PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 453 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles north of Lodgepole, or 15 miles southwest of Oshkosh, moving
south at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Lodgepole, Colton, and Sunol.
This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 75 and
77.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 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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