| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Eastern Cherry; Western Cherry |
| Effective | 7/27/2026, 5:24:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/27/2026, 6:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 27 at 5:24PM CDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 524 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Cody, or 28 miles southeast of Martin, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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…
Cody, Kilgore, and Nenzel.
This includes Highway 20 between mile markers 152 and 178.
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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