Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 3 at 4:53PM MDT until May 3 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 3, 2026 - 3:53pm
Expires:
May 3, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
SVRCYS
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Box Butte County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
Eastern Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
* Until 530 PM MDT.
* At 451 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southwest of Slim Butte to near Chadron
State Park to near Box Butte Reservoir, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...ASOS. At 445 PM a 60 mph wind gust was measured at the
Chadron Airport.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Chadron, Roberts Trailhead Campground, Chadron Municipal Airport,
Chadron State Park, Box Butte Campground, Box Butte Reservoir, Red
Cloud Campground, Dawes County Fairgrounds, Chadron State Park
Campground, and Box Butte Dam.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Box Butte, NE; Dawes, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS Cheyenne WY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov