| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Sheridan; Garden; Grant; Arthur; Keith; Western Cherry |
| Effective | 9/2/2026, 9:21:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/2/2026, 9:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 2 at 8:21PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 821 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles northeast of Ellsworth to 6 miles
southeast of Lisco. Movement was east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Oshkosh, Ellsworth, Lewellen, Ashby, Crescent Lake National Wildlife
Refuge, Big Hill, Dogtown Flats, Dipping Vat Meadow, Swede Lake, Deer
Lake, Britton Lake, Intersection of Highway 61 and Survey Valley
Road, Mumper, Bourquim Hill, Adams Flats, Sugar Loaf Hill, Watson
Lake, Rackett, Finnegan Lake, and Kincaid Lake.
This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 114 and 143.
Highway 61 between mile markers 177 and 187.
Highway 92 between mile markers 115 and 117.
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.
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