{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.48184ef13685f14bd2fef9fe3054325d132071ce.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued June 9 at 4:30PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-06-09","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.48184ef13685f14bd2fef9fe3054325d132071ce.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Cheyenne WY"},"word_count":218,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued June 9 at 4:30PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Box Butte; Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; South Sioux\n**Issued by:** NWS Cheyenne WY\n**Sent:** 2026-06-09T16:30:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-06-09T16:30:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-06-09T17:15:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nAt 429 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line\nextending from 8 miles south of Flahertys Corner to near Lake\nMinatare State Recreation Area to near Harrisburg. Movement was east\nat 45 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nStrong thunderstorms will be near...\nMinatare, Melbeta, McGrew, and Kilpatrick Lake around 435 PM MDT.\nBayard around 440 PM MDT.\nChimney Rock National Historic Site around 445 PM MDT.\nHemingford and Box Butte County Fairgrounds around 450 PM MDT.\nAngora and Berea around 455 PM MDT.\nAlliance around 500 PM MDT.\nBridgeport, Bridgeport State Recreation Area, and Northport around\n505 PM MDT.\n\nOther locations impacted by these storms include Wild Horse Butte,\nMoomaw Corner, Wrights Gap, South Bayard Junction, and The\nIntersection Of Highway 385 And L62.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nFrequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.\nLightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe\nshelter inside a building or vehicle."}