| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Morrill |
| Effective | 7/31/2026, 10:26:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/31/2026, 11:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 31 at 9:26PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 926 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bridgeport State Recreation Area, or 30 miles southeast of
Scottsbluff, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Bridgeport, Bridgeport State Recreation Area, Northport, Morrill
County Fairgrounds, Courthouse And Jail Rock, and The Intersection Of
Highway 385 And 92.
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.
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