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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 123, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 17, 2025Albany County, Wyoming

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2025, 11:44 AM MDT for Albany County, Wyoming. It was in force for 46 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 17, 2025, 11:44 AM MDT (17:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2025, 12:30 PM MDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Albany County, WY

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 17, 10:48 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 270 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, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2025-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2025-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1381 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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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 17, 5:30 AM MDT, 6 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 5:30 AM MDT, 6 hours 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 4:20 AM MDT, 7 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
420 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-181030-
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-
420 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

- Coverage of showers and thunderstorms will increase Tuesday
  with continued potential for scattered strong to severe
  thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

- 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 NWS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 11:04 AM MDT, 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1104 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

WYZ103-106-115-116-171730-
South Laramie Range WY-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County WY-
North Laramie Range WY-Laramie Valley WY-
1104 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ALBANY AND
SOUTHWESTERN PLATTE COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 AM MDT...

At 1104 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sybille Canyon, or 30 miles north of Laramie, moving east at 10 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...
Sybille Canyon and Flying X Ranch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM MDT for
southeastern Wyoming.

&&

LAT...LON 4161 10551 4185 10564 4196 10532 4170 10518
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 248DEG 10KT 4175 10547

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

DS
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 11:06 AM MDT, 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1106 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

WYZ110-115-171730-
North Snowy Range Foothills WY-Laramie Valley WY-
1106 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ALBANY COUNTY THROUGH
1130 AM MDT...

At 1106 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles west of Bosler, or 22 miles northwest of Laramie, moving east
at 15 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.

Locations impacted include...
Bosler.

This includes Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 284 and
298.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM MDT for
southeastern Wyoming.

&&

LAT...LON 4137 10606 4148 10606 4162 10591 4167 10568
      4140 10569
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 251DEG 12KT 4153 10592

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

DS
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 11:28 AM MDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1128 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

WYZ106-115>117-171815-
South Laramie Range WY-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County WY-
South Laramie Range Foothills WY-Laramie Valley WY-
1128 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ALBANY...
NORTHWESTERN LARAMIE AND SOUTHWESTERN PLATTE COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 PM
MDT...

At 1128 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sybille Canyon, or 32 miles southwest of Wheatland, moving east at 10
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.

Locations impacted include...
Sybille Canyon and Flying X Ranch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM MDT for
southeastern Wyoming.

&&

LAT...LON 4170 10569 4192 10557 4192 10520 4157 10521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 279DEG 10KT 4180 10550

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

DS
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 11:30 AM MDT, 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1130 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

WYZ106-110-114>116-171815-
South Laramie Range WY-
Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County WY-
North Snowy Range Foothills WY-Laramie Valley WY-Snowy Range WY-
1130 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ALBANY COUNTY
THROUGH 1215 PM MDT...

At 1130 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Bosler to 6 miles
northwest of Wild Horse Ranch to near Woods Landing-Jelm. Movement
was east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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...
Albany, West Laramie, Antelope Buttes, Nine Mile, Bosler, Woods
Landing-Jelm, Harmony, Twin Buttes Lake, Sheep Mountain, Laramie
Regional Airport, Lake Hattie Reservoir, Wild Horse Ranch, and
Centennial.

This includes Interstate 80 in Wyoming between mile markers 287 and
310.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM MDT for
southeastern Wyoming.

&&

LAT...LON 4100 10607 4133 10609 4174 10585 4164 10546
      4136 10557 4125 10572 4100 10571 4099 10604
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 265DEG 12KT 4166 10582 4135 10600 4102 10599

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

DS

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, 11:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSGoshen, Laramie39 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, 11:56 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.