| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | North Sioux; Niobrara County; Goshen County |
| Effective | 6/24/2026, 6:59:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/24/2026, 7:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 24 at 5:59PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Details
At 559 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lusk, moving east at 35 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…
Lusk, Van Tassell, and Niobrara County Fairgrounds.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for the Panhandle
of Nebraska…and southeastern and east central Wyoming.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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