NWS issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning
The National Weather. Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cheyenne County.
By News Channel Nebraska
CHEYENNE, Wyo. --NEC033-172330- /O.NEW.KCYS.SV.W.0108.240717T2301Z-240717T2330Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 501 PM MDT Wed Jul 17 2024
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Cheyenne County in the Panhandle of Nebraska... * Until 530 PM MDT. * At 501 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lodgepole to near Potter, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated and observed wind gust. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage.
Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Sidney, Lodgepole, Colton, Sunol, Brownson, Lorenzo, Sidney Municipal Airport, and Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or lightning.
Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. && LAT...LON 4100 10262 4100 10320 4119 10337 4125 10264 4124 10261 TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 299DEG 30KT 4121 10266 4116 10326 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...OBSERVED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH