Cheyenne, Wyoming
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | East Laramie County |
| Effective: | 2026-07-08 @ 8:29 pm -> 2026-07-08 @ 8:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-08 @ 8:29 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-07-08 @ 8:29 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 7:29PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
At 729 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Meriden Rest Area, or 36 miles northwest of Kimball, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Gun Barrel and Meriden Rest Area. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Goshen County |
| Effective: | 2026-07-08 @ 8:20 pm -> 2026-07-08 @ 8:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-08 @ 8:20 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-07-08 @ 8:20 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 7:20PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
At 720 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northwest of Meriden Rest Area, or 34 miles northeast of Cheyenne, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Goshen and northeastern Laramie Counties. |
| Alert: | Flash Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Laramie, WY |
| Effective: | 2026-07-08 @ 7:43 pm -> 2026-07-08 @ 10:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-08 @ 7:43 pm -> 2026-07-08 @ 10:15 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-07-08 @ 7:43 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Warning issued July 8 at 6:43PM MDT until July 8 at 9:15PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
At 643 PM MDT, The public reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain in east Cheyenne. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Public reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Cheyenne, Laramie County Fairgrounds at Archer, Fox Farm-College, South Cheyenne, South Greeley Highway, Ranchettes, Cheyenne Regional Airport, Bison Crossing, Winchester Hills, North Cheyenne, Frontier Park, Carpenter, Warren AFB, Grass Hills and Cowboy Ranch South. This includes the following highways... Interstate 25 in Wyoming between mile markers 6 and 16. Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 360 and 381. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | North Snowy Range Foothills |
| Effective: | 2026-07-08 @ 5:33 pm -> 2026-07-08 @ 8:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-08 @ 5:33 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-07-08 @ 5:33 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 4:33PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
Gusty showers are moving east near Arlington and along I-80. These showers will be capable of producing wind gusts in excess of 50 to 55 mph. These showers are expected to continue for the next two to three hours. |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Area(s): | Banner, NE; Box Butte, NE; Cheyenne, NE; Dawes, NE; Kimball, NE; Morrill, NE; Scotts Bluff, NE; Sioux, NE; Converse, WY; Goshen, WY; Laramie, WY; Niobrara, WY; Platte, WY |
| Effective: | 2026-07-08 @ 2:27 pm -> 2026-07-08 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-08 @ 2:27 pm -> 2026-07-08 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-07-08 @ 2:27 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 8 at 1:27PM MDT until July 8 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 472 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN PANHANDLE NEBRASKA BANNER BOX BUTTE CHEYENNE DAWES KIMBALL MORRILL SCOTTS BLUFF SIOUX IN WYOMING THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL WYOMING CONVERSE NIOBRARA IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING GOSHEN LARAMIE PLATTE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AGATE, ALLIANCE, ANGORA, BAYARD, BILL, BORDEAUX, BRIDGEPORT, BROWNSON, CHADRON, CHADRON ST PARK, CHEYENNE, DEER CREEK, DOUGLAS, GERING, GLENROCK, GUERNSEY, HARRISBURG, HARRISON, HEMINGFORD, KIMBALL, LUSK, REDBIRD, REDINGTON, SCOTTSBLUFF, SIDNEY, TORRINGTON, AND WHEATLAND. |
| Alert: | Extreme Heat Watch |
| Area(s): | Musselshell; Treasure; Northern Rosebud; Custer; Fallon; Northern Stillwater; Powder River; Carter; Northern Park; Golden Valley; Red Lodge Foothills; Northern Big Horn; Southern Rosebud; Judith Gap; Paradise Valley; Livingston Area; Beartooth Foothills; Southern Big Horn; Southeastern Carbon; Northern Sweet Grass; Bighorn Canyon; Northern Carbon; Melville Foothills; Northeastern Yellowstone; Southern Wheatland; Southwestern Yellowstone; Sheridan Foothills |
| Effective: | 2026-07-08 @ 12:14 pm -> 2026-07-09 @ 12:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-11 @ 7:00 am -> 2026-07-13 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Billings MT on 2026-07-08 @ 12:14 pm |
| Headline: | Extreme Heat Watch issued July 8 at 11:14AM MDT until July 13 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with all time record high temperatures possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana and north central Wyoming. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Sunday night. Hottest temperatures are expected Sunday Afternoon. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Morning low temperatures may only fall into the 70s. This would result in little to no time for the body and infrastructure to cool off and recover, therefore increasing the risk of impacts. |