⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; South Sioux – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 11:02PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

At 1102 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Scottsbluff, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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, Gering, Mitchell, Bayard, Terrytown, Minatare, Melbeta,
McGrew, Lake Minatare State Recreation Area, Lake Alice Number 2,
Scotts Bluff County Fairground, Angora, Scotts Bluff National
Monument, Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Hubbard Hill,
Scottsbluff Airport, Redington, Lake Alice, Wildcat Hills State
Recreation Area, and Wrights Gap.

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.