| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Sheridan; Western Cherry |
| Effective | 9/28/2026, 6:48:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/28/2026, 7:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 28 at 5:48PM MDT by NWS North Platte NE
Details
At 548 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 24
miles northeast of Ellsworth, or 29 miles southeast of Rushville,
moving northeast at 40 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…
Highway 61 crossing the Snake River, Big Hill, Billys Lake, Morgan
Lake, Intersection of Highway 61 and Shadbolt Road, Intersection of
Highway 20 and Irwin Road, Rock Hill, and Bayonne.
This includes the following highways…
Highway 20 between mile markers 109 and 124.
Highway 61 between mile markers 194 and 215.
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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