| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Sheridan; Garden; Grant; Arthur; Western Cherry |
| Effective | 9/3/2026, 1:43:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 9/3/2026, 2:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 3 at 12:43AM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 1243 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles east of Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, or 27 miles
north of Oshkosh, moving northeast at 30 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…
Hyannis, Ashby, Rackett, Sand Puddin Lake, Swede Lake, Britton Lake,
Kincaid Lake, Jensen Lake, Green Lake, Bourquim Hill, Dominick Lake,
Adams Flats, and Spring Valley Lake.
This includes the following highways…
Highway 2 between mile markers 132 and 149.
Highway 61 between mile markers 131 and 164.
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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