⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Sheridan – Monday, August 17, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 5:41PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 541 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles south of Slim Buttes Housing to 12
miles southwest of Hay Springs. Movement was east at 35 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…
Rushville, Hay Springs, White Clay, Clinton, Intersection of Highway
87 and Craven Creek Road, Lone Butte, Intersection of Beaver Creek
Road and White Clay Creek Road, Intersection of Highway 87 and
Larabee Road, Mount Maria, Highway 250 crossing the Niobrara River,
Walgren Lake State Recreation Area, Pine Ridge, Metcalf State
Wildlife Management Area, and Intersection of Highway 87 and Antelope
Road.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 74 and 103.
Highway 250 between mile markers 31 and 48.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.

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