Cheyenne, Wyoming

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Alert: Special Weather Statement
Area(s): Central Laramie County; East Laramie County
Effective: 2026-08-13 @ 6:09 pm -> 2026-08-13 @ 6:45 pm
Onset: 2026-08-13 @ 6:09 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-08-13 @ 6:09 pm
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 5:09PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Description: At 508 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Whitaker, or 20 miles north of Cheyenne, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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. Small, accumulating hail may cause roadways to
become slick.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central
Laramie County.

Alert: Special Weather Statement
Area(s): Natrona County Lower Elevations
Effective: 2026-08-13 @ 5:58 pm -> 2026-08-13 @ 6:45 pm
Onset: 2026-08-13 @ 5:58 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Riverton WY on 2026-08-13 @ 5:58 pm
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 4:58PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Description: At 458 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Waltman Rest Area, which is 43 miles northeast of Jeffrey City,
moving east 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...
Powder River.

Alert: Flood Watch
Area(s): Box Butte; Scotts Bluff; Banner; Morrill; Kimball; Cheyenne; South Laramie Range Foothills; Central Laramie County; East Laramie County
Effective: 2026-08-13 @ 3:42 am -> 2026-08-13 @ 11:00 pm
Onset: 2026-08-13 @ 4:00 pm -> 2026-08-13 @ 11:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-08-13 @ 3:42 am
Headline: Flood Watch issued August 13 at 2:42AM MDT until August 13 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of panhandle Nebraska, including the following
areas, Banner County, Box Butte County, Cheyenne County, Kimball
County, Morrill County and Scotts Bluff County and southeast
Wyoming, including the following areas, Central Laramie County,
East Laramie County and South Laramie Range Foothills.

* WHEN...From this afternoon through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Strong thunderstorms with heavy rainfall will be possible.
Precipitation rates of 1 to 2 inches in an hour or less may
occur locally in the strongest thunderstorms. Areas that
received significant precipitation yesterday may also receive
additional moderate to heavy precipitation today.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood