Severe Thunderstorm Warning

FROM: NWS Cheyenne WY
AREA: Banner, NE; Scotts Bluff, NE; Sioux, NE
SENT: 2026-06-22T17:22:00-06:00

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 22 at 5:22PM MDT until June 22 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

SVRCYS

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Scotts Bluff County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
Northern Banner County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…
South central Sioux County in the Panhandle of Nebraska…

* Until 615 PM MDT.

* At 521 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mitchell, or
11 miles northwest of Scottsbluff, moving south at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Scottsbluff, Gering, Mitchell, Terrytown, Morrill, Minatare,
Melbeta, McGrew, Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area, Lake Minatare
State Recreation Area, Lake Alice Number 2, Stegall, Scotts Bluff
County Fairground, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Hubbard Hill,
Scottsbluff Airport, Lake Alice, and Wrights Gap.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

If on or near Lake Alice or Minatare, get away from the water and
move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out
to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

Alert Expiration: 2026-06-22T18:15:00-06:00