Cheyenne, Wyoming

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Special Weather Statement
Area(s): Converse County Lower Elevations; Niobrara County; North Laramie Range; Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Shirley Basin; Central Carbon County
Effective: 2026-08-24 @ 7:52 pm -> 2026-08-24 @ 8:30 pm
Onset: 2026-08-24 @ 7:52 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-08-24 @ 7:52 pm
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 6:52PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Description: At 652 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles east of Deer Creek
to near Prior Flat Campground. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Douglas, Shirley Basin, Curtis Gulch Campground, Miracle Mile,
Laprele Reservoir, Prior Flat Campground, Converse County Airport,
Boxelder, Campbell Creek Campground, Manning Ranch, Fort Fetterman
Historic Site, Deer Creek, and Lance Creek.

Alert: Special Weather Statement
Area(s): North Laramie Range; Shirley Basin; Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County; North Snowy Range Foothills; Snowy Range; Laramie Valley; South Laramie Range
Effective: 2026-08-24 @ 7:24 pm -> 2026-08-24 @ 8:00 pm
Onset: 2026-08-24 @ 7:24 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-08-24 @ 7:24 pm
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 6:24PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Description: At 624 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles north of Rock River to near Medicine
Bow Peak. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Albany, Rock River, Bosler, Brooklyn Lake Campground, Woods
Landing-Jelm, McFadden, Nash Fork Campground, Wheatland Reservoir
Number 3, Lake Owen, Arlington, Brooklyn Lake, Sugar Loaf Campground,
Libby Creek Campground, Twin Buttes Lake, Deep Creek Campground,
Sybille Canyon, Sheep Mountain, Centennial, Snowy Range Pass, and
Flying X Ranch.

Alert: Special Weather Statement
Area(s): Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range; Natrona County Lower Elevations; Casper Mountain
Effective: 2026-08-24 @ 7:15 pm -> 2026-08-24 @ 8:15 pm
Onset: 2026-08-24 @ 7:15 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Riverton WY on 2026-08-24 @ 7:15 pm
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Description: At 614 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 14 miles northwest of Teapot Rock to near Muddy
Gap. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, and Goldeneye Reservoir around
620 PM MDT.
Teapot Rock around 625 PM MDT.
Emigrant Gap around 630 PM MDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Bar Nunn, Homa
Hills, Antelope Hills, Alcova, Casper, Mills, Red Butte, Paradise
Valley, Evansville, Beartrap Meadows County Park and Bates Hole.

This includes Interstate 25 between mile markers 176 and 228.