⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Dawes; Box Butte – Saturday, June 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 7:05PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 705 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Hemingford, or 16 miles north of Alliance, moving east
at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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…
Hemingford, Box Butte County Fairgrounds, Berea, and Wild Horse
Butte.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.

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