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WWUS85 KCYS 172331
SPSCYS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
531 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
NEZ002-180000-
DAWES NE-
531 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN DAWES COUNTY THROUGH 600
PM MDT...
AT 531 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER CHADRON, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL 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...
CHADRON, CHADRON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ROBERTS TRAILHEAD CAMPGROUND,
CHADRON STATE PARK, RED CLOUD CAMPGROUND, DAWES COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS,
AND CHADRON STATE PARK CAMPGROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR
THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4266 10326 4300 10314 4300 10279 4279 10279
4278 10277 4247 10277
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 270DEG 31KT 4283 10297
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BRAUER
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