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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE, WY
204 PM MDT TUE AUG 25 2026
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 8/21/26 THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENT
PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 1700 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 8/21/2026
START TIME: 8:30 PM MDT
START LOCATION: 4.5MI S JACINTO, NE
END DATE: 8/21/2026
END TIME: 8:40 PM MDT
END LOCATION: 5MI S JACINTO, NE
NWS DAMAGE SURVEY DETERMINED A SWATH OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE IN
WESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY NEBRASKA FROM A SUPERCELL ON FRIDAY 8/21/2026.
A CENTER PIVOT WAS FLIPPED AND ROLLED TO THE WEST, ROOFING MATERIAL
ON THE EAST SIDE OF A BARN WAS TORN OFF AND BLOWN TO THE SOUTHWEST,
TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED, AND A ROW OF ~30 POWER POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN
TO THE WEST. THIS WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN RFD SURGE SEEN ON RADAR AT
THE SAME LOCATION AND DETERMINED TO BE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE.
MAC/DVS
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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