Cheyenne, Wyoming
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Area(s): | Niobrara, WY |
| Effective: | 2026-05-30 @ 3:41 pm -> 2026-05-30 @ 4:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-30 @ 3:41 pm -> 2026-05-30 @ 4:15 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-05-30 @ 3:41 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 2:41PM MDT until May 30 at 3:15PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
At 241 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Van Tassell, or 16 miles southeast of Lusk, moving north 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... Van Tassell. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Niobrara County; Goshen County |
| Effective: | 2026-05-30 @ 3:37 pm -> 2026-05-30 @ 4:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-30 @ 3:37 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-05-30 @ 3:37 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued May 30 at 2:37PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
At 237 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rawhide Buttes, or 12 miles south of Lusk, moving northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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... Lusk, Manville, Keeline, Rawhide Buttes, and Niobrara County Fairgrounds. |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Area(s): | Banner, NE; Box Butte, NE; Cheyenne, NE; Dawes, NE; Kimball, NE; Morrill, NE; Scotts Bluff, NE; Sioux, NE; Goshen, WY; Laramie, WY; Niobrara, WY |
| Effective: | 2026-05-30 @ 3:18 pm -> 2026-05-30 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-30 @ 3:18 pm -> 2026-05-30 @ 10:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-05-30 @ 3:18 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 30 at 2:18PM MDT until May 30 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 252 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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 3 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL WYOMING NIOBRARA IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING GOSHEN LARAMIE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AGATE, ALLIANCE, ANGORA, BAYARD, BRIDGEPORT, BROWNSON, CHADRON, CHADRON ST PARK, CHEYENNE, GERING, HARRISBURG, HARRISON, HEMINGFORD, KIMBALL, LUSK, REDBIRD, REDINGTON, SCOTTSBLUFF, SIDNEY, AND TORRINGTON. |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch |
| Area(s): | Custer, SD; Fall River, SD; Meade, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD; Pennington, SD; Weston, WY |
| Effective: | 2026-05-30 @ 3:17 pm -> 2026-05-30 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-30 @ 3:17 pm -> 2026-05-30 @ 10:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Rapid City SD on 2026-05-30 @ 3:17 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 30 at 2:17PM MDT until May 30 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD |
| Description: |
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 252 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA CUSTER FALL RIVER OGLALA LAKOTA IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA MEADE PENNINGTON IN WYOMING THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHEAST WYOMING WESTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BUCKHORN, CLARETON, CUSTER, DOWNTOWN NEWCASTLE, EDGEMONT, FAITH, FOUR CORNERS, HERMOSA, HILL CITY, HOT SPRINGS, KYLE, MORRISEY, OGLALA, PINE RIDGE, RAPID CITY, ROCHELLE, STURGIS, UNION CENTER, UPTON, AND WALL. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE PINE RIDGE RESERVATION. |
| Alert: | Flash Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Red Lodge Foothills; Southern Rosebud; Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains; Northeast Bighorn Mountains; Sheridan Foothills |
| Effective: | 2026-05-30 @ 3:08 pm -> 2026-05-31 @ 1:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-05-30 @ 3:08 pm -> 2026-05-31 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Billings MT on 2026-05-30 @ 3:08 pm |
| Headline: | Flash Flood Watch issued May 30 at 2:08PM MDT until May 31 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall are possible over the North Remington McGhee, Elk, Robertson Draw, and East Side burn areas. * WHERE...Portions of Montana, including the following areas, Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains, Red Lodge Foothills and Southern Rosebud and north central Wyoming, including the following areas, Northeast Bighorn Mountains and Sheridan Foothills. * WHEN...Until midnight MDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Periods of heavy rainfall with embedded thunderstorms are expected over the North Remington McGhee, Elk, Robertson Draw, and East Side burn areas this afternoon and evening. Residents in and downstream of these burn areas should be prepared for potential rapid runoff, flooding, and debris flows. Narrow drainages and low-lying areas are especially prone to flooding. Be sure to stay up to date with information from local authorities. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of heavy rainfall with embedded thunderstorms are expected across the region. The North Remington burn area in southern Rosebud County, Elk burn area along the eastern slopes of the Bighorn Mountains, and the Robertson Draw and East Side burn areas south of Red Lodge, could experience flash flooding and debris flows. Stay alert! - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | High Wind Warning |
| Area(s): | North Snowy Range Foothills |
| Effective: | 2026-05-30 @ 1:34 pm -> 2026-05-31 @ 6:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-05-30 @ 5:00 pm -> 2026-05-31 @ 10:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-05-30 @ 1:34 pm |
| Headline: | High Wind Warning issued May 30 at 12:34PM MDT until May 31 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills including Arlington and Elk Mountain along Interstate 80. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 9 AM MDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Late afternoon showers and thunderstorms on Saturday may result in brief wind gusts up to 65 mph. This is in addition to the very windy conditions tonight. |
| Alert: | High Wind Watch |
| Area(s): | Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County; South Laramie Range; South Laramie Range Foothills |
| Effective: | 2026-05-30 @ 1:34 pm -> 2026-05-31 @ 6:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-05-30 @ 10:00 pm -> 2026-05-31 @ 4:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-05-30 @ 1:34 pm |
| Headline: | High Wind Watch issued May 30 at 12:34PM MDT until May 31 at 3:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Southeast Wyoming wind-prone areas including Interstate 80 near Arlington and the Summit and Interstate 25 near Bordeaux, and South Laramie Range Foothills. * WHEN...From 9 PM MDT this evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers. |