Cheyenne, Wyoming
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Area(s): | Crook, WY; Weston, WY |
| Effective: | 2026-07-07 @ 6:44 pm -> 2026-07-07 @ 7:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-07 @ 6:44 pm -> 2026-07-07 @ 7:45 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Rapid City SD on 2026-07-07 @ 6:44 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 7 at 5:44PM MDT until July 7 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD |
| Description: |
SVRUNR The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Crook County in northeastern Wyoming... Northern Weston County in northeastern Wyoming... * Until 645 PM MDT. * At 544 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southwest of Upton, or 28 miles west of Newcastle, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Upton and Osage. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Bighorn Mountains Southeast; Southeast Johnson County |
| Effective: | 2026-07-07 @ 6:35 pm -> 2026-07-07 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-07 @ 6:35 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Riverton WY on 2026-07-07 @ 6:35 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 7 at 5:35PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY |
| Description: |
At 535 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northwest of Hole In The Wall, which is 16 miles west of Kaycee, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Johnson County, including the following locations... Barnum. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains; Bighorn Mountains West; Wind River Basin; Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range; Natrona County Lower Elevations |
| Effective: | 2026-07-07 @ 6:32 pm -> 2026-07-07 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-07 @ 6:32 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Riverton WY on 2026-07-07 @ 6:32 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 7 at 5:32PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY |
| Description: |
At 532 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Shoshoni to near Sand Draw. Movement was east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Lysite and Moneta around 545 PM MDT. Lost Cabin around 550 PM MDT. Other locations in the path of these storms include Castle Gardens. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | North Snowy Range Foothills |
| Effective: | 2026-07-07 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-07-07 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-07 @ 6:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-07-07 @ 6:00 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 7 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
Gusty showers are ongoing across Interstate 80 near Arlington and Elk Mountain, or mile markers 240 to 290. Sudden, isolated gusts up to 60mph are likely, with the occasional gust over 70mph possible. Showers have little to no lightning or rain with them, but the gusts will be sudden. Use caution if traveling in this area for the next 2 to 4 hours. |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Area(s): | Bennett, SD; Butte, SD; Custer, SD; Fall River, SD; Haakon, SD; Jackson, SD; Lawrence, SD; Meade, SD; Mellette, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD; Pennington, SD; Todd, SD; Tripp, SD; Campbell, WY; Crook, WY; Weston, WY |
| Effective: | 2026-07-07 @ 5:26 pm -> 2026-07-08 @ 12:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-07 @ 5:26 pm -> 2026-07-08 @ 12:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Rapid City SD on 2026-07-07 @ 5:26 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 7 at 4:26PM MDT until July 7 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD |
| Description: |
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 469 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT /MIDNIGHT CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA BUTTE IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA MELLETTE TODD TRIPP IN SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA BENNETT CUSTER FALL RIVER JACKSON OGLALA LAKOTA IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA HAAKON LAWRENCE MEADE PENNINGTON IN WYOMING THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST WYOMING CAMPBELL CROOK WESTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALLEN, BILLSBURG, BUCKHORN, CLARETON, CLEARFIELD, CUSTER, DEADWOOD, DOWNTOWN BELLE FOURCHE, DOWNTOWN NEWCASTLE, EDGEMONT, FAITH, FOUR CORNERS, GILLETTE, HERMOSA, HILL CITY, HOT SPRINGS, IDEAL, KADOKA, KIRLEY, KYLE, LACREEK WILDLIFE REFUGE, LEAD, MARTIN, MILESVILLE, MISSION, MOORCROFT, MORRISEY, OGLALA, PHILIP, PINE RIDGE, RAPID CITY, ROCHELLE, ROSEBUD, SAINT FRANCIS, SPEARFISH, STURGIS, SUNDANCE, TUTHILL, UNION CENTER, UPTON, WALL, WHITE RIVER, WINNER, WOOD, AND WRIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE PINE RIDGE RESERVATION AND THE ROSEBUD RESERVATION. |