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Special Weather Statement, NWS Cheyenne, WY

August 14, 2024Laramie County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2024, 6:21 PM MDT for Laramie County, Wyoming. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 14, 2024, 6:21 PM MDT (00:21 UTC)
Expired: Aug 14, 2024, 7:00 PM MDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Cheyenne, WY
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 50

County Laramie County, WY

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 14, 5:53 PM MDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 5:53 PM MDT, 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 5:01 AM MDT, 13 hours 20 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 14, 4:19 PM MDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 4:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 5:12 PM MDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 5:31 PM MDT, 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 5:57 PM MDT, 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
557 PM MDT Wed Aug 14 2024

WYZ106>108-116>119-150045-
East Platte County WY-South Laramie Range WY-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County WY-
Goshen County WY-Central Laramie County WY-
South Laramie Range Foothills WY-East Laramie County WY-
557 PM MDT Wed Aug 14 2024

...THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ALBANY... SOUTHWESTERN
GOSHEN...WESTERN LARAMIE AND SOUTHEASTERN PLATTE COUNTIES THROUGH
645 PM MDT...

At 557 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms along a line
extending from near Whitaker to Crystal Lake Reservoir.
Movement was east at 25 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...
Cheyenne, Wheatland, Guernsey, Lingle, Happy Valley, Fort Laramie,
Chugwater, Federal, Yoder, Table Mountain Ranches, Willadsen Estates,
Rocking Star Ranch, Silver Sage Estates, Granite Canon, Chugcreek,
Bordeaux, Fox Farm-College, Cheyenne Regional Airport, North Crow
Campground, and Ranchettes.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 25 in Wyoming between mile markers 1 and 99.
 Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 333 and 370.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4182 10429 4100 10473 4100 10529 4109 10539
      4157 10505 4185 10500 4234 10509 4223 10432
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 272DEG 21KT 4149 10491 4115 10517

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Brothers

Special weather statement, Aug 14, 6:21 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
621 PM MDT Wed Aug 14 2024

WYZ108-117>119-150100-
Goshen County WY-Central Laramie County WY-
South Laramie Range Foothills WY-East Laramie County WY-
621 PM MDT Wed Aug 14 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN GOSHEN AND EASTERN
LARAMIE COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM MDT...

At 621 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 11 miles southwest of Hawk Springs to 7 miles
southwest of Gun Barrel to near Laramie County Fairgrounds at Archer.
Movement was east at 50 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...
Pine Bluffs, La Grange, Burns, Albin, Egbert, Laramie County
Fairgrounds at Archer, Hillsdale, Hawk Springs Reservoir, Hawk
Springs State Recreation Area, Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport, Meriden
Rest Area, Gun Barrel, Carpenter, Wycross, and Hawk Springs
Campground.

This includes Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 371 and
402.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4103 10472 4176 10434 4175 10406 4112 10406
      4100 10422 4100 10461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 279DEG 42KT 4169 10445 4135 10444 4111 10470

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Brothers

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 15, 1:25 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	CYS	Albany, Carbon	24 hr
Aug 14, 7:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Banner, Kimball	51 min
Aug 14, 7:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Dawes	39 min
Aug 14, 7:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Cheyenne	47 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.