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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
245 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
WYZ102-172115-
NIOBRARA COUNTY WY-
245 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN NIOBRARA COUNTY
THROUGH 315 PM MDT...
AT 245 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11
MILES EAST OF DULL CENTER, OR 43 MILES NORTH OF LUSK, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN
NIOBRARA COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4333 10487 4344 10477 4340 10444 4315 10467
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 298DEG 18KT 4335 10475
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BRAUER
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