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SEVERE WEATHER ALERT: Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00pm.

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Kimball County in the Panhandle of Nebraska, Western Cheyenne County in the Panhandle of Nebraska, Southern Banner county in the Panhandle of Nebraska, Southwestern Morrill County in the Panhandle of Nebraska and Southeastern Laramie County in Southeastern Wyoming until 10:00 PM.

At 9:27 PM, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Harrisburg to near Panorama Point, moving east at 60 mph.

Hazards are 60 mph wind gusts. 

Source is radar indicated. 

Impacts are to expect damage to roofs, siding and trees.

Locations impacted include Kimball, Pine Bluffs, Potter, Dix, Oliver Campground, Oliver Reservoir, Kimball Airport, Panorama Point and Bushnell.

This includes the following highways:

Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 398 and 402 and Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 1 and 47.

Precautionary/Preparedness Actions:

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

Damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. move indoors immediately. lightning is one of natures leading killers. remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERT: Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 6:00 PM.

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southern Kimball County in the Panhandle of Nebraska until 6:00 PM.

At 5:18 PM, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Panorama Point, or 18 miles southwest of Kimball, moving east at 35 mph.

Hazards are half-dollar size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

Source is radar indicated.

Impacts are hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of Southern Kimball County.

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.

Kimball E-Free Church on Sunday, June 28th, 2015 - James