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WWUS85 KCYS 172226
SPSCYS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
426 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
NEZ002-003-172300-
BOX BUTTE NE-DAWES NE-
426 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BOX BUTTE AND
SOUTHEASTERN DAWES COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM MDT...
AT 426 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BOX BUTTE CAMPGROUND, OR 26 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALLIANCE, MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND PENNY 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...
HEMINGFORD, BOX BUTTE CAMPGROUND, BOX BUTTE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, BOX
BUTTE RESERVOIR, MARSLAND, AND BOX BUTTE DAM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4235 10344 4253 10329 4253 10288 4211 10313
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 292DEG 15KT 4239 10321
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
BRAUER
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