Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 16:05

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 5:05PM MDT until May 16 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 4:05pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRCYS The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Cheyenne County in the Panhandle of Nebraska... * Until 545 PM MDT. * At 504 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lorenzo, or 11 miles south of Sidney, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Sidney, Gurley, Colton, Sunol, Brownson, Lorenzo, Sidney Municipal Airport, and Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 51 and 72.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cheyenne, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cheyenne WY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov