Nebraska Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/08/2026 15:59

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 4:59PM MDT until August 8 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 8, 2026 - 3:59pm
Expires: 
August 8, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRCYS The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Box Butte County in the Panhandle of Nebraska... Southwestern Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska... * Until 545 PM MDT. * At 459 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southeast of Soldier Creek Campground, or 28 miles southwest of Chadron, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Box Butte Reservoir, Belmont, Marsland, 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