Nebraska Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/09/2026 16:56

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 5:56PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 9, 2026 - 4:56pm
Expires: 
July 9, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
At 556 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lisco to near Twin Buttes. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Sidney, Lodgepole, Dalton, Gurley, Colton, Sunol, Lorenzo, Sidney Municipal Airport, and Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 55 and 76.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for the Panhandle of Nebraska.
Area Description: 
Morrill; Cheyenne
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cheyenne WY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov