Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Nebraska Panhandle Counties
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NOAA issued it on August 17, 2026, 7 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Cheyenne has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Banner, Morrill, and Scotts Bluff counties in Nebraska until 7:15 PM MDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Panhandle of Nebraska
- Issued
- August 17, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Cheyenne WY
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 7 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Panhandle of Nebraska.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Cheyenne WY on August 16 at 6:34 PM MDT. The alert is effective from 6:34 PM MDT until 7:15 PM MDT on August 16, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Southeastern Scotts Bluff County, West central Morrill County, and Northeastern Banner County in the Panhandle of Nebraska. Locations impacted include Gering, Minatare, Melbeta, McGrew, Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area, Redington, Scottsbluff Airport, Harrisburg, and Wrights Gap.
What You Should Do
For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately due to large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud-to-ground lightning. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.
Expected Conditions
At 6:33 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Harrisburg, or 16 miles south of Scottsbluff, moving east at 25 mph. Hazards include ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from August 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM MDT until August 16, 2026 at 7:15 PM MDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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