WWUS55 KCYS 092126 SVSCYS Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 326 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026 NEC045-092200- /O.CON.KCYS.SV.W.0194.000000T0000Z-260709T2200Z/ Dawes NE- 326 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAWES COUNTY... At 325 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of Roberts Trailhead Campground, or 20 miles southwest of Chadron, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Dawes County, including the following locations... Belmont. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Cheyenne. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4266 10347 4278 10332 4267 10302 4245 10325 TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 326DEG 17KT 4259 10324 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ rubin