Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 21 at 3:37PM MDT until May 21 at 4:15PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 21, 2026 - 2:37pm
Expires:
May 21, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
SVRCYS
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
* Until 415 PM MDT.
* At 336 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chadron
Municipal Airport, or 9 miles northwest of Chadron, moving
southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts, quarter size hail, and small
accumulating hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Chadron, Chadron Municipal Airport, and Dawes County Fairgrounds.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Dawes, NE
Forcast Office:
NWS Cheyenne WY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov