Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Cheyenne, WY
Issued by NWS Cheyenne, WY
671 WWUS85 KCYS 160230 SPSCYS Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 830 PM MDT Sun Sep 15 2024 NEZ002-003-095-096-160300- Box Butte NE-Dawes NE-North Sioux NE-South Sioux NE- 830 PM MDT Sun Sep 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BOX BUTTE... SOUTHERN DAWES AND NORTHEASTERN SIOUX COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM MDT... At 829 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northwest of Box Butte Campground, or 26 miles southwest of Chadron, moving north at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Crawford, Whitney, Roberts Trailhead Campground, Box Butte Campground, Whitney Lake, Soldier Creek Campground, Red Cloud Campground, Box Butte Reservoir, Fort Robinson State Park, Chadron State Park, Marsland, Belmont, Box Butte Dam, and Chadron State Park Campground. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4231 10315 4237 10348 4284 10359 4272 10279 TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 190DEG 35KT 4252 10330 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Dewey