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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Sherman – Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Sherman
Effective 7/8/2026, 9:47:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/8/2026, 10:15:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 8:47PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

Details

At 847 PM MDT/947 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles southwest of
St. Francis to 6 miles northwest of Bonny Reservoir. Movement was
southeast at 30 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.

Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Bonny Reservoir around 855 PM MDT.

This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 196 and 231.

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.