⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Scotts Bluff; Banner; South Sioux; Goshen County – Sunday, August 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 4:58PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 458 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Huntley, or 10 miles southeast of Torrington, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Scottsbluff, Torrington, Mitchell, Morrill, Lyman, Henry, Huntley,
Stegall, Southern Hills Estates, Scotts Bluff County Fairground,
Scotts Bluff National Monument, Hubbard Hill, and Lake Alice.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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