⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; Kimball; Cheyenne – Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 8:46PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 846 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Minatare to near Courthouse And Jail Rock
to near Brownson. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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…
Scottsbluff, Bridgeport, Bayard, Minatare, Potter, Dalton, Gurley,
Broadwater, Melbeta, McGrew, Northport, Bridgeport State Recreation
Area, Angora, Morrill County Fairgrounds, Chimney Rock National
Historic Site, Courthouse And Jail Rock, Scottsbluff Airport,
Redington, The Intersection Of Highway 385 And 92, and Moomaw Corner.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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