Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Box Butte and Dawes Counties, NE
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NWS Cheyenne has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for eastern Box Butte County and southeastern Dawes County in Nebraska until 7:00 PM MDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Nebraska Panhandle
- Issued
- August 21, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Cheyenne WY
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Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Cheyenne WY. The alert is effective from August 21 at 5:55 PM MDT until August 21 at 7:00 PM MDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Eastern Box Butte County in the Panhandle of Nebraska and Southeastern Dawes County in the Panhandle of Nebraska. Locations impacted include Alliance, Hemingford, Berea, Alliance Municipal Airport, and Wild Horse Butte.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 5:53 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of Box Butte Reservoir, or 20 miles southwest of Hay Springs, moving south at 30 mph. Hazards include ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 5:55 PM MDT on August 21, 2026, and expires at 7:00 PM MDT on August 21, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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