| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Banner, NE; Cheyenne, NE; Kimball, NE; Morrill, NE; Scotts Bluff, NE |
| Effective | 8/16/2026, 7:55:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/16/2026, 8:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 6:55PM MDT until August 16 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
SVRCYS
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Scotts Bluff County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Northwestern Cheyenne County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Northeastern Kimball County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Southwestern Morrill County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Eastern Banner County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
* Until 745 PM MDT.
* At 655 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southeast
of Harrisburg, or 15 miles northeast of Kimball, moving east at 15
mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Scotts Bluff, northwestern Cheyenne, northeastern
Kimball, southwestern Morrill and eastern Banner Counties.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash 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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