⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Sheridan; Western Cherry – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 6:11AM MDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 611 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 14 miles east of Box Butte Reservoir to 6 miles
south of Rushville to 15 miles south of Gordon. Movement was north at
25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Gordon, 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, Highway 27 crossing the
Niobrara River, Intersection of Highway 87 and Larabee Road, Highway
250 crossing the Niobrara River, Walgren Lake State Recreation Area,
Mount Maria, Shell Lake State Wildlife Management Area, Intersection
of Highway 27 and Mills Road, Pine Ridge, Hoover Lake, 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 114.
Highway 250 between mile markers 37 and 48.

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.