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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1030 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
NEZ003-019-020-096-WYZ108-180500-
SCOTTS BLUFF NE-BOX BUTTE NE-SOUTH SIOUX NE-BANNER NE-
GOSHEN COUNTY WY-
1030 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BOX BUTTE
SCOTTS
BLUFF...NORTHEASTERN BANNER...SOUTHERN SIOUX AND EAST CENTRAL GOSHEN
COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 PM MDT...
AT 1029 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MORRILL, OR 12 MILES EAST OF TORRINGTON, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SCOTTSBLUFF, GERING, MITCHELL, TERRYTOWN, MORRILL, MINATARE, LYMAN,
MELBETA, HENRY, HUNTLEY, WILDCAT HILLS STATE RECREATION AREA, LAKE
MINATARE STATE RECREATION AREA, LAKE ALICE NUMBER 2, STEGALL, SCOTTS
BLUFF COUNTY FAIRGROUND, SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT, HUBBARD
HILL, SCOTTSBLUFF AIRPORT, LAKE ALICE, AND WRIGHTS GAP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4190 10417 4218 10399 4200 10339 4162 10350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 296DEG 57KT 4200 10395
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TRUDEL
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