⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Box Butte, NE; Dawes, NE – Saturday, August 8, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 4:59PM MDT until August 8 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

SVRCYS

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Box Butte County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Southwestern Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…

* Until 545 PM MDT.

* At 459 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southeast
of Soldier Creek Campground, or 28 miles southwest of Chadron,
moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Box Butte Reservoir, Belmont, Marsland, and Box Butte Dam.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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