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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 16, 2025Goshen County, Laramie County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2025, 11:06 PM MDT for Goshen County, 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.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 16, 2025, 11:06 PM MDT (05:06 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2025, 11:45 PM MDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Goshen County, WY, Laramie County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 296 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2025-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1008 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2025-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1008 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-116 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1903 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.6

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 16, 5:37 PM MDT, 5 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 5:37 PM MDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 2:51 PM MDT, 8 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
251 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-172100-
Dawes County-Box Butte County-Scotts Bluff County-Banner County-
Morrill County-Kimball County-Cheyenne County-
Northern Sioux County-Southern Sioux County-
Converse County Lower Elevations-Niobrara County-
North Laramie Range-Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains-
Shirley Basin-Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County-
East Platte County-Goshen County-Central Carbon County-
North Snowy Range Foothills-Southwest Carbon County-
Sierra Madre Range-Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range-
Laramie Valley-South Laramie Range-South Laramie Range Foothills-
Central Laramie County-East Laramie County-
251 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of panhandle
Nebraska...east central Wyoming...south central Wyoming and
southeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

- Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will once
  again have the potential to become strong to severe. A few
  isolated showers or storms may continue into the overnight
  hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

- Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected
  Tuesday across much of the area. A few storms will have the
  potential to become strong to severe.

- Expect a cool down for Tuesday before a warming and drying
  trend takes over Wednesday through Saturday. Near record high
  temperatures are possible on Friday and Saturday.

.Spotter information statement...

Spotters are encouraged to report severe weather to the National
Weather Service in Cheyenne.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 5:20 PM MDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 16, 5:30 PM MDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 16, 5:50 PM MDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 16, 6:19 PM MDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
619 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0542 PM     Hail             7 E Glenrock            42.86N 105.72W
06/16/2025  M1.75 Inch       Converse           WY   Emergency Mngr

            Time estimated via radar.

&&
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 8:26 PM MDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
826 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

NEZ002-170300-
Dawes NE-
826 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN DAWES COUNTY
THROUGH 900 PM MDT...

At 825 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Chadron, moving northeast at 35 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...
Chadron and Dawes County Fairgrounds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4277 10289 4284 10306 4300 10299 4300 10279
      4280 10279
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 241DEG 29KT 4286 10291

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Natoli
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 10:55 PM MDT, 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1055 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

WYZ101>103-106>108-170545-
East Platte County WY-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County WY-
Goshen County WY-Converse County Lower Elevations WY-
North Laramie Range WY-Niobrara County WY-
1055 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN NIOBRARA...
NORTHEASTERN ALBANY...NORTHWESTERN GOSHEN...NORTHERN PLATTE AND
SOUTHEASTERN CONVERSE COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM MDT...

At 1055 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles east of Orin to
near Esterbrook Campground. Movement was east at 55 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, Guernsey, Glendo, Manville, Hartville, Orin, Esterbrook, Sibley
Peak, Guernsey State Park, Keeline, Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic
Site, Rawhide Buttes, Bennett Hill Campground, Glendo State Park,
Register Cliff State Historic Site, Sandy Beach Campground, Reno Cove
Campground, Sandy Cove Campground, Two Moon Campground, and
Esterbrook Campground.

This includes Interstate 25 in Wyoming between mile markers 95 and
129.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4278 10430 4220 10471 4236 10555 4277 10518
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 267DEG 48KT 4270 10501 4241 10526

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Natoli

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 7:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse61 min
Jun 16, 8:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSCarbon, Converse66 min
Jun 16, 9:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Platte42 min
Jun 16, 9:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Converse, Platte63 min
Jun 16, 10:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSPlatte46 min
Jun 16, 10:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSPlatte50 min
Jun 16, 11:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen39 min
Jun 17, 12:34 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen41 min
Jun 17, 12:59 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSGoshen46 min
Jun 17, 1:49 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYS26 min
Jun 17, 2:03 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie27 min
Jun 17, 3:20 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie25 min
Jun 17, 4:30 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSPlatte30 min
Jun 17, 11:04 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany26 min
Jun 17, 11:06 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany24 min
Jun 17, 11:28 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany47 min
Jun 17, 11:30 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany45 min
Jun 17, 11:44 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany46 min
Jun 17, 11:56 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Laramie, Platte49 min
Jun 17, 12:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSAlbany, Laramie43 min
Jun 17, 12:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSAlbany, Laramie47 min
Jun 17, 12:30 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedCYSAlbany, Laramie30 min
Jun 17, 12:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Laramie, Platte47 min
Jun 17, 1:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany, Goshen, Laramie, Platte44 min
Jun 17, 1:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie38 min
Jun 17, 1:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSPlatte37 min
Jun 17, 1:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie55 min
Jun 17, 1:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie, Platte31 min
Jun 17, 1:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara39 min
Jun 17, 2:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSLaramie34 min
Jun 17, 2:42 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSNiobrara33 min
Jun 17, 2:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara46 min
Jun 17, 2:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse26 min
Jun 17, 3:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse54 min
Jun 17, 3:14 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSNiobrara31 min
Jun 17, 3:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSNiobrara44 min
Jun 17, 3:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCarbon57 min
Jun 17, 3:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSAlbany, Carbon64 min
Jun 17, 3:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSConverse, Platte47 min
Jun 17, 3:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSAlbany45 min
Jun 17, 3:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara33 min
Jun 17, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara45 min
Jun 17, 4:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse31 min
Jun 17, 4:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSAlbany51 min
Jun 17, 4:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSPlatte46 min
Jun 17, 5:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSGoshen43 min
Jun 16, 6:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSMorrill38 min
Jun 16, 8:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSDawes34 min
Jun 16, 11:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBanner45 min
Jun 17, 12:17 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSScotts Bluff31 min
Jun 17, 12:29 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSKimball33 min
Jun 17, 12:38 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSMorrill52 min
Jun 17, 12:40 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSMorrill, Scotts Bluff21 min
Jun 17, 12:57 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSCheyenne, Kimball33 min
Jun 17, 1:13 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSMorrill47 min
Jun 17, 1:33 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatCYSBanner42 min
Jun 17, 2:10 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBanner, Cheyenne, Kimball, Morrill50 min
Jun 17, 3:12 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSCheyenne48 min
Jun 17, 4:04 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSKimball26 min
Jun 17, 4:34 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSKimball41 min
Jun 17, 1:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSSioux30 min
Jun 17, 2:24 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSKimball23 min
Jun 17, 2:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSKimball25 min
Jun 17, 2:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBanner28 min
Jun 17, 3:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCheyenne30 min
Jun 17, 4:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCheyenne29 min
Jun 17, 5:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSSioux41 min
Jun 17, 5:48 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSBox Butte, Dawes, Sioux27 min
Jun 17, 5:58 PM MDTTornado WarningCYSSioux32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.